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Garo and KhasiBook 1967 • Nakane, Chie
Khasi • Asia > South Asia
After describing the matrilineal system of the Garo and the Khasi separately, Nakane compares them with each other and with societies having matrilineal systems. Similarity between the social structure of the Garo and Khasi is found only at the level...The Nayar family in a disintegrating matrilineal systemarticle 1962 • Nakane, Chie
Kerala • Asia > South Asia
This article is a study of the disintegration of the traditional Nayar tarwad (matrilocal joint family). The disintegrative process is due to sociocultural forces leading to the breakdown of five essential elements contributing to the functional stab...