TY  - GEN
T1  - Culture, creation, and procreation : concepts of kinship in South Asian practice
A2  - Böck, Monika
A2  - Rao, Aparna
LA  - English
PP  - New York, NY
PB  - Berghahn Books
YR  - 2000
ED  - First edition.
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1458362012
AB  - As reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about "consanguinity," "genealogical relations," and "genetic connections." Advocates of cultural constructivism have taken issue with a concept that puts so much stress on heredity as being severely biased by western ideas of kinship. Ethnosociologists in particular developed alternative systems using indigenous categories. This symbolic approach has, however, been rejected by some scholars as plagued by the problems of the analytical separation of ideology from practice, of largely overlooking relations of domination, and of ignoring the questions of shared knowledge and choice. This volume offers a corrective by discussing the constitution of kinship among different communities in South Asia and addressing the relationship between ideology and practice, cultural models, and individiual strategies.
OP  - 382
CN  - GN487 .C858 2000
SN  - 1785334867
SN  - 9781785334863
SN  - 1571819126
SN  - 9781571819123
SN  - 1571819118
SN  - 9781571819116
KW  - Kinship.
KW  - Manners and customs.
KW  - Parenté.
KW  - Mœurs et coutumes.
KW  - kinship.
KW  - customs (social concepts)
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
KW  - Kinship
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - South Asia
ER  -