Описание: With an average of over nine children per family, older cohorts of Bedouin in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon have one of the highest fertility rates in the world. Many married couples in this pastoral community are close relatives—a socially advantageous practice that reflects the deep value Bedouins place on kinship.To outsiders, such family norms can seem disturbing, even premodern. They attract assumptions of Arab “backwardness,” poverty, and sexism. Remarkably, Fertile Bonds flips these stereotypes. Anthropological demographer Suzanne Joseph shows that in this particular group, prolific birth rates coincide with moderate death rates and high levels of nutrition. Despite broader class differences between Bedouins and peasants, members of Bekaa Bedouin society rely heavily on kinship ties, sharing, and reciprocity and experience a high degree of social and demographic equality.This story, unfamiliar to many, is one that is fading as traditional nomadic livelihoods give way to encapsulation within the state. With the help of this surprising, nuanced study—one of the first of its kind in the Middle East—knowledge of such marginalized pastoral groups will not vanish with the disappearance of their way of life. Joseph’s book expands our understanding of peoples far removed from consolidated government control and provides a broad analytical lens through which to examine demographic divides across the globe.
Автор: Ellen, Roy (the University Of Canterbury, Uk) Название: Kinship, population and social reproduction in the `new indonesia` ISBN: 1138493872 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138493872 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines how kinship organization and marriage patterns have responded to challenges, and suggests that the retention of core institutions of descent and exchange are the consequence of population growth, which has enabled ritual reproduction, and thereby maintained a distinct identity in relation to the surrounding majority culture.
Автор: Evans & Hall Название: Visual Culture ISBN: 0761962484 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761962489 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 8712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Visual Culture: The Reader provides an invaluable resource of over 30 key statements from a wide range of disciplines. Although underpinned by a focus on contemporary cultural theory, this Reader puts the study of visual culture and the rhetoric of the image at centre stage.
Автор: E. Parsons; A. Clarke Название: Culture, Kinship and Genes ISBN: 1349258849 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349258840 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The meaning and relevance of kinship and ethnicity in the context of genetic disease, cultural issues that have arisen in practice, including the influence of the lay public`s beliefs about inheritance and the wider social and political context of genetics and genetic disease are all explored in depth.
Автор: Stone, Linda (professor Emeritus Of Anthropology At Washington State University, Usa.) King, Diane E. Название: Kinship and gender ISBN: 0813350948 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813350943 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Does kinship still matter in today`s globalized, increasingly mobile world? Do family structures still influence the varied roles that men and women play in different cultures? Answering with a resounding `yes!`, the authors offer a lively introduction to and working knowledge of kinship. They link these concepts to cross-cultural gender studies.
Автор: Andrew Strathern Название: Kinship in Action ISBN: 1138403784 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138403789 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 29093.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For courses in Social Organization, Kinship, and Cultural Ecology
Автор: Stevenson N Название: Culture and Citizenship ISBN: 0761955607 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761955603 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 8870.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `Stevenson`s exciting collection takes the issue of cultural citizenship far beyond the liberal concerns with tolerance, diversity, social rights and obligations. The attainment of such citizenship, the author`s argue, is conditional on positive cultural democratization, that is, the availability of cultural resources (semiotic and material) essential for meaningful and critical life, as well as the public institutions protecting us "from the excesses of the free market". Both are considered within the context of the IT revolution ("electronic democracy"), new social movements (especially feminist), and identity formation. The volume, especially the contributions by Turner, Crossley, Elliott, Yeatman and Frosh, demonstrates the vitality of theoretical reflection linking citizenship, culture and democracy` - Jan Pakulski, University of Tasmania`Culture` and `citizenship` are two of the most hotly contested concepts in the social sciences.What do they really mean? What are the relationships between them? This lively and penetrating book outlines the new linkages between culture and citizenship. In particular, it sheds light on issues of inclusion and exclusion, market and policy, rights and responsibilities, and the definition of citizens and non-citizens. Substantive topics investigated include: cultural democracy; intersubjectivity and the unconscious; globalization and the nation state; European citizenship; and discourses on cultural policy. For anyone working or studying at the interface between citizenship and culture, this is an indispensable and timely volume.
Автор: Needham Название: Rethinking Marriage and Kinship ISBN: 0415511275 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415511278 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume is concerned with two of the fundamental topics of social anthropology, kinship and marriage, approached from a variety of viewpoints by an international group of contributors of diverse experience and background.
Автор: Uhlmann Название: Family, Gender and Kinship in Australia ISBN: 1138264393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138264397 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6583.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This ethnographically-based exploration draws on sociological, historical and demographic data to provide a comprehensive analysis of family, gender and kinship in Australia.
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