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This 1958 book demonstrates how the changing structure of the domestic group may be seen to explain otherwise obscure elements of the particular society.

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Preface; Introduction Meyer Fortes; 1. The family system of the Iban of Borneo J. D. Freeman; 2. The fission of domestic groups among the LoDagabas Jack Goody; 3. Household viability among the pastoral Fulani Derrick J. Stenning; 4. Concerning Trobriand clans and the kinship category Tabu E. R. Leach.

The Developmental Cycle in Domestic Groups

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/31/1971 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521096607, 978-0521096607
      ISBN10: 052109660X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 1958 book demonstrates how the changing structure of the domestic group may be seen to explain otherwise obscure elements of the particular society.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction Meyer Fortes; 1. The family system of the Iban of Borneo J. D. Freeman; 2. The fission of domestic groups among the LoDagabas Jack Goody; 3. Household viability among the pastoral Fulani Derrick J. Stenning; 4. Concerning Trobriand clans and the kinship category Tabu E. R. Leach.

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