Kinship and Social Organization in Irian Jaya: A Glimpse of Seven Systems

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Gregerson, Marilyn J. and Joyce K. Sterner, editors
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Editors:
Gregerson, Marilyn
Sterner, Joyce K.
Series:
Publications in Ethnography
Date:
1997
Publisher:
Cenderawasih University and Summer Institute of Linguistics
Publisher Place:
Jayapura and Dallas
Part Of Series:
International Museum of Cultures Publication 32
Extent:
vii, 242 pages
Publication Status:
Published
Table of Contents:

Foreword

  1. Sobei Social Organization: Independence, Competition and Rivalry
    Joyce K. Sterner
  2. Yawa Marriage and Kinship: A Two-Section Iroquois System
    Linda K. Jones
  3. Kaure Kinship: Obligations, Restrictions, and Taboos
    Peter Barbarossa Dommel
  4. The Social Functions of Polygyny in Relation to Sikaritai Kinship and Marriage
    David L. Martin
  5. A Look at Cohesion, Mutual Obligation, Reciprocity, and Social Interaction amongthe Meyah
    Gilles Gravelle
  6. Edopi Kinship, Marriage, and Social Structure
    Yun Hwa Kim
  7. Irarutu Kinship and Marriage
    Michiko Matsumura
Country:
Indonesia
Content Language:
English [eng]
Field:
Anthropology
Work Type:
Scholarly text
Subject:
Ethnography
Kinship systems
Nature of Work:
Text
Parts: 
Kaure kinship: Obligations, restrictions, and taboos
Dommel, Peter R
Yawa marriage and kinship: a two-section Iroquois system
Jones, Linda K
Edopi kinship, marriage, and social structure
Yun Hwa Kim
The social functions of polygyny in relation to Sikaritai kinship and marriage
Martin, David L
A look at cohesion, mutual obligation, reciprocity, and social interaction among the Meyah
Gravelle, Gilles
Sobei social organization: Independence, competition, and rivalry
Sterner, Joyce K
Irarutu kinship and marriage
Matsumura, Michiko
Entry Number:
7911