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The Nayar family in a disintegrating matrilineal system
International Journal of Comparative Sociology • 3 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 17-28
By: Nakane, Chie.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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 stability of the tarwad: exclusive membership in a matrilineal lineage; co-residence in a domestic unit; membership in a property owning group; recognition of the karanavan (senior male member) as head of those units; and participation by the entire group as a ceremonial unit.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Castes
- Status, role, and prestige
- Historical reconstruction
- Military organization
- Uniform and accouterment
- External relations
- Weapons
- Warfare
- Domesticated animals
- Nuclear family
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Visiting and hospitality
- Ethnosociology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kerala
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1966-1968
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1955-1956
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1830-1962
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Chie Nakane
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 65071238
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kerala (India)