Book

Kinship and marriage in Burma: a cultural and psychodynamic analysis

University of California PressBerkeley • Published In 1977 • Pages:

By: Spiro, Melford E..

Abstract
This book is concerned with kinship and marriage among villagers in Yeigyi, a locality in Upper Burma. The focus is partly theoretical, exploring the extent to which psychodynamic personality theory, in conjunction with functionalist cultural theory, could be fruitfully used as an analytical framework for collecting, organizing and interpreting ethnographic data.
Subjects
Household
Family relationships
Kin relationships
Kinship terminology
Sex training
Ingroup antagonisms
Ethnopsychology
Drives and emotions
Social personality
Sex and marital offenses
Kinship regulation of sex
Premarital sex relations
Extramarital sex relations
Status of children
Puberty and initiation
Sexuality
General sex restrictions
Regulation of marriage
Gender status
Division of labor by gender
culture
Burmans
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
Field Date
1961-1972
Coverage Date
1961-1972
Coverage Place
Yeigyi village, Upper Burma (central and northern Burma)
Notes
Melford E. Spiro
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-304) and index
LCCN
76007768
LCSH
Kinship--Burma
Marriage--Burma
Burma--Social life and customs