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Sex, Gender, and Kinship: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Sex Gender and Kinship A CrossCultural Perspective Author:Burton Pasternak, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember Responding to a growing interest in the nature and place of family in society, this text looks at gender, families, family relationships and the role of larger kin groups from a cross-cultural perspective. It draws upon ethnographic accounts and cross-cultural studies to determine and illustrate possible characteristics and outcomes, highlight ... more »options that occur more or less frequently, andwhere possibleto account for choices made.« less