Synopsis
Originally published in 1964 by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, this volume has been used by more than 50,000 students as an introduction to classifying and analyzing the kinship systems of the world. This second edition introduces in a simple, step-by-step style the methods of componential analysis as well as determining the structure of Iroquois, Crow-Omaha, and other kinship systems. A good supplemental text for Introductory Anthropology courses.
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Review
...is the single most useful and important volume available for teaching the fundamentals of kinship....effectively draws together all of the most essential elements in the cross-cultural study of kinship, marriage and residence patterns.--Julia G. Crane, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
About the Author
Ernest L. Schusky is Professor of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University.
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