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bluebeing in anthropologist

Kinship: Biological or Social?

Mar 31, 2008 20:54

Hi, all

I'm looking for any information/books/articles etc about kinship, and whether feelings of kinship are biologically innate, or whether they are mostly socially constructed. I'm particularly interested in adoption of children, and whether kinship feelings can be the same between an adopted child and their adopted family or not, and also in how ( Read more... )

kinship, reproduction, children

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ragnarok20 March 31 2008, 20:15:55 UTC

I don't have any sources, but I can almost guarantee you that it's some combination of the two, as with most questions like this.

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Re: Yawn bluebeing April 1 2008, 08:36:26 UTC

Information on how they interact would also be useful, if you can suggest anything?

moucho_blasto April 1 2008, 02:53:09 UTC

as im sure ive mentioned on here (LOADS :D lol) I did an anthropology of bio science module at uni a while ago. I dont have the reading list to hand but i can recomend:

"reproducing Jews" - an ethnography about gamite donation in isrel - very interesting

and

"relative values-reconfiguring kinship studies" franklin and mckinnon eds. a massive book that i think is probably what youre looking for.

bluebeing April 1 2008, 08:38:09 UTC

Thanks!

moucho_blasto April 1 2008, 12:22:00 UTC

hey! I snooped and you're at Durham! I went to newcastle! :)
(and still live there)

I know its OT but you may be interested in http://www.taintedlover.com/ :) Its a good way to make new mates in the north east. :)