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Genealogy, residence and kinship in Kiriwina
Man • 4 (2) • Published In 1969 • Pages: 177-202
By: Powell, Harry A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents an in-depth analysis of '…the distinction between ontogenetic and phylogenetic dimensions in Kiriwinan kinship and marriage, proposed as an alternative to the 'initial situation/primary meaning and extension' theories postulated in varying forms by Malinowski, Lounsbury, and Leach' (p. 198). The general nature of Kiriwinian kinship is examined in this study, followed by discussions on the existing theories of Kiriwinian kinship and marriage, the elementary family, the sub-clan hamlet, domicile and residence patterns, adoption, a re-evaluation of the term TABU (loosely used as a class of kin), and marriage preferences
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Regulation of marriage
- Residence
- Family relationships
- Adoption
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Lineages
- Clans
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Trobriands
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- 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
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1950-1960
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Omarakana village, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Harry A. Powell
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 80000548
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trobriand Islanders