Harris Readings in Kinship in Urban Society

The Commonwealth and International Library: Readings in Sociology
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8665-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Web PDF

Readings in Kinship in Urban Society is a collection of articles on a specialized aspect of Sociology and Social Psychology, mainly focusing on the web of social relationships in urban setting. This book is divided into five major parts, discussing different areas of kinship in urban society. The first part examines kinship systems and the recognition of relationships, wherein certain formal characteristics of the cognatic kinship system of a rural community in Greece are featured. This book then explains the functions of kinship. Mate selection, as well as urbanization and the family, is also tackled. This text concludes by explaining a study of the family life of old people. This publication will be invaluable to anthropologists, sociologists, human ecologists, and other experts interested in studying kinship systems. Anthropology, sociology, and human ecology students will also find this book interesting and helpful.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, C. C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Readings in Kinship in Urban Society;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;8
6;Acknowledgements;10
7;Chapter 1. Introduction;12
7.1;Systems of Kinship and the Recognition of Relationships;15
7.2;The Functions of Kinship;27
7.3;Urbanization and the Family;39
7.4;Studies of the Family and the Aged;44
8;Part I: Kinship Systems and the Recognition of Relationships;48
8.1;Chapter 2. The Kindred in a Greek Mountain Community;50
8.1.1;I;53
8.1.2;II;59
8.2;Chapter 3. A Study of French Canadian Kinship ;82
8.2.1;1. INTRODUCTION;82
8.2.2;2. THE RANGE OF KINSHIP AWARENESS;86
8.2.3;3. INTERMARRIAGES OF KIN;91
8.2.4;4. MIGRATION OF KINSFOLK;94
8.2.5;5. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF KINSHIP IN ST. JEAN-BAPTISTE;98
8.2.6;6. KINSHIP AND FRENCH CANADIAN CULTURE;104
8.2.7;BIBLIOGRAPHY;109
8.3;Chapter 4. Relations with Neighbours and Relatives in Working Class Families of the Département de la Seine;110
8.3.1;RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS AND RELATIVES IN WORKING-GLASS FAMILIES LIVING IN FURNISHED ROOMS;110
8.3.2;RELATIONS OF PROXIMITY AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS;118
8.3.3;CONCLUSION;123
9;Part II: The Functions of Kinship;130
9.1;Chapter 5. The Family in a Greek Village: Dowry and Inheritance; Formal Structure;132
9.1.1;INHERITANCE BY SONS;132
9.1.2;DOWERING THE DAUGHTER;139
9.1.3;NEGOTIATIONS, COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE;144
9.1.4;DISPOSITION OF DOWER PROPERTY;147
9.1.5;DIVISION OF THE PATRIMONY;149
9.1.6;CONSEQUENCES OF THE DOWRY SYSTEM;156
9.1.7;ATTITUDES TOWARD THE DOWRY SYSTEM;162
9.1.8;FAMILY AND KIN STRUCTURE;166
9.1.9;REFERENCES;172
9.2;Chapter 6. The Family in a Spanish Town;174
9.3;Chapter 7. Composite Descent Groups in Canada;190
9.3.1;CONCLUSION;196
9.3.2;REFERENCES;197
9.4;Chapter 8. Kinship and Crisis in South Wales;198
9.4.1;I;198
9.4.2;II;200
9.4.3;III;207
9.4.4;III;207
9.4.5;IV;215
9.5;Chapter 9. Mobility and the Middle Class Extended Family;220
9.5.1;GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND CONTACT;221
9.5.2;STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION;227
9.5.3;CONCLUSIONS;233
9.5.4;BIBLIOGRAPHY;234
10;Part III: Marriage;236
10.1;Chapter 10. Mate Selection in Various Ethnic Groups in France;238
10.1.1;MATE SELECTION IN THE FRENCH GROUP;238
10.1.2;MARRIAGE BETWEEN BLOOD RELATIONS;238
10.1.3;GEOGRAPHICAL HOMOGAMY;240
10.1.4;SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HOMOGAMY;244
10.1.5;ETHNIC HOMOGAMY;246
10.1.6;MATE SELECTION IN THE FOREIGN GROUPS IN FRANCE;250
10.1.7;MATE SELECTION IN THE NORTH AFRICAN GROUP IN FRANCE;250
10.1.8;MATE SELECTION IN THE FOREIGN IMMIGRANT GROUP RESIDING IN FRANCE (OTHER THAN AFRICANS AND NORTH AFRICANS);251
10.1.9;SUMMARY;253
10.2;Chapter 11. Conjugal Roles and Social Networks A Re-examination of an Hypothesis;256
10.2.1;PROBLEMS OF OPERATIONAL DEFINITION;257
10.2.2;LEADGILL RESULTS;262
10.2.3;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION;269
10.2.4;REFERENCES;270
11;Part IV: Urbanization and the Family;272
11.1;Chapter 12. Traditional Household and Neighbourhood Group: Survivals of the Genealogical-Territorial Societal Pattern in Eastern Parts of the Netherlands;274
11.2;Chapter 13. Qualitative Changes in Family Life in the Netherlands;282
11.2.1;1. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS OF CHANGE IN FAMILY LIFE;282
11.3;Chapter 14. New Aspects of Rural-Urban Differentials in Family Values and Family Structure;290
11.3.1;INTRODUCTION;290
11.3.2;THE PROBLEM;292
11.3.3;URBANIZATION AND FAMILY SIZE VALUES;293
11.3.4;URBANIZATION AND FAMILY STRUCTURE;297
11.3.5;SOME FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON URBANIZATION;304
11.4;Chapter 15. Urbanization and Nuclear Family Individualization ; A Causal Connection?;308
11.4.1;INTRODUCTION;308
11.4.2;CLARIFICATION OF TERMS;310
11.4.3;METHODS;315
11.4.4;FINDINGS;319
11.4.5;SUMMARY;325
11.4.6;INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS: AN EPILOGUE;326
11.5;Part V: Old Age;330
11.5.1;Chapter 16. The Extended Family in Transition : A Study of the Family Life of Old People in the Netherlands;332
11.5.1.1;THE RESEARCH PROBLEM;333
11.5.1.2;THE SURVEY SAMPLE;334
11.5.1.3;THE SHARING OF A COMMON HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN;334
11.5.1.4;DEVIATIONS FROM THE NORM OF THE EXTENDED FAMILY;338
11.5.1.5;GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY AND VISITING;339
11.5.1.6;FAMILY STRUCTURE AND VISITING PATTERN;340
11.5.1.7;PREFERRED AND ACTUAL LIVING ARRANGEMENTS;340
11.5.1.8;OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FAMILY STRUCTURE;343
11.5.1.9;REFERENCES;347
11.5.2;Chapter 17. Relations between Generations and the Three-generation Household in Denmark;350
11.5.2.1;THE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE:THE PROXIMITY OF CHILDREN AND THE FREQUENCY OF CONTACT;352
11.5.2.2;THE THREE-GENERATION HOUSEHOLD;358
11.5.2.3;RELATIONS BETWEEN GENERATIONS IN SEPARATE HOUSEHOLDS;368
11.5.2.4;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;375
11.6;Chapter 18. Family Relations of the Elderly;380
11.6.1;JOINT LIVING—AN IMPORTANT MINORITY PATTERN;384
11.6.2;FAMILY RELATIONS DESPITE HOUSEHOLD SEPARATION;389
11.6.3;TOWARD A REDEFINITION OF FAMILY RELATIONS;393
11.6.4;FAMILY RELATIONS—A PRODUCT OF LONG-TERM PROCESSES;398
12;Biographical Notes;400
13;Author Index;404
14;Subject Index;408