Assimilation of alternate generations
The assimilation of alternate generations (a widespread phenomenon, having various forms) is explained by the tetradic theory of kinship and social structure as a survival from the earliest human social systems. Different ways of conceptualizing such systems are discussed, and previous theorising al...
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Oxford University Anthropological Society
1989
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| Summary: | The assimilation of alternate generations (a widespread phenomenon, having various forms) is explained by the tetradic theory of kinship and social structure as a survival from the earliest human social systems. Different ways of conceptualizing such systems are discussed, and previous theorising along similar lines is noted. |
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