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"David Schneider was a paramount figure in the field of Cultural Anthropology. Schneider was one of the foremost advocates of what could be called "symbolic culturalism" approach to studying kinship and anthropology. Schnieder influenced the field through several revolutionary books. The first "American Kinship: A Cultural Account" (1968) and "A Critique of the Study of Kinship" (1984). In these influential works, Schneider makes the point that there was a "meanings and symbols" approach to culture and this could define how and/or why human's engaged or developed kinships. But what exactly is Kinship? What are these symbols that Schneider was referring to? How do we interpret these symbols and their meanings and apply them in order to identify the reasons why humans form kinship relations with others. Is kinship just a rudimentary set of biological precepts or is it more basic than that; does kinship center around the diverse nature of society? The purpose of this essay is to examine these questions and attempt to proffer a cogent, cohesive and persuasive answer to them. "

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Cultural Kinship and Anthropology Introduction David Schneider was a paramount figure in the field of Cultural Anthropology. Schneider was one of the foremost advocates of what could be called "symbolic culturalism" approach to studying kinship and anthropology. Schnieder influenced the field through several revolutionary books. The first "American Kinship: A Cultural Account" (1968) and "A Critique of the Study of Kinship" (1984). In these influential works, Schneider makes the point that there was a "meanings and symbols" approach to culture and this could define how and/or why human's engaged or

Tags:cultural, analysis, kinship

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This paper explains the development and purpose of kinship networks in female prisons. The paper identifies and describes the roles that make up these groups. The paper also discusses the fact that women represent the fastest growing prison population.

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"The number of women incarcerated in prisons and jails is growing dramatically. According to Harrison and Beck, during ... alone, the number of women under the jurisdiction of State or Federal prison authorities increased..."

Tags:prison, kinship networks, females

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The paper analyzes the treatment of kinship in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" and considers why family relationships are such a frequent subject in these genres. The paper shows how kinship is treated in relationship to its role in patriarchal societies in both of these two plays. The paper explains how kinship is a powerful plot driver in both plays, due to the fact that kinship, as epitomized in the paternal bond, lies at the heart of patriarchy.

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"It is not surprising to find family relationships to be such a frequent subject in these genres - after all, these are the deepest ties that bind, and thus offer a rich source to be mined for both comedy and tragedy. In both of these plays, kinship is crucially important because it sets up the problems that are key drivers of the plots. In Midsummer Night's Dream, the problem consists in the fact that a father is attempting to invoke paternal authority to thwart the romantic wishes of two of the principal players. Egeus, an Athenian nobleman, is pleading with Theseus, Duke of Athens, to force his (Egeus's) daughter Hermia to marry the man Egeus has picked for her: Demetrius. Hermia is insisting she would rather marry the man she loves, Lysander."

Tags:family, relationships, patriarchy, paternal, bond

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This paper presents a literary analysis of the role of kinship in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream." The paper explains that these two plays may seem at first to have little in common. The former is a tragedy, the latter is a comedy. True, their settings are surprisingly similar, in that Shakespeare chose to set his play in ancient Greece. However, as most of Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in an enchanted forest, the geographical setting is not especially relevant. This paper examines the treatment of kinship in these two plays, and consider why family relationships are such a frequent subject in these genres.

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The Treatment of Kinship in Oedipus the King and Midsummer Night's Dream Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream are two plays which seem at first to have little in common. The former is a tragedy, the latter is a comedy. The paper notes that their settings are surprisingly similar, in that Shakespeare chose to set his play in ancient Greece; however, as most of Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in an enchanted forest, the geographical setting is not especially relevant. This essay will analyse the treatment of kinship in these two plays, and consider why family relationships are such a frequent subject in these genres. It is not surprising to find family relationships to be such a frequent

Tags:Greek, play, family, conflict

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The paper analyzes a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," that encapsulates the privations of Native Canadians during the latter stages of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the paper discloses how native Canadians found themselves marginalized in the Canada of that time - and how Charles G.D. Roberts, while progressive in his empathy and feeling for the plight of Canada's aboriginal population, nonetheless sees this segment of the nation's population through a European lens that instinctively believes it is possible for a healthful aboriginal culture to exist within a broader European context as opposed to outside of it. In the final analysis, the paper argues that the poem is a classic instance of how even the well-intentioned thinkers of the nineteenth century could not imagine Canada's natives existing independent of the dominant Anglo-European culture that had, the truth be told, done so much to harm them.

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"The following paper will analyze a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," that encapsulates the privations of Native Canadians during the latter stages of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the paper will disclose how native Canadians found themselves marginalized in the Canada of that time - and how Charles G.D. Roberts, while progressive in his empathy and feeling for the plight of Canada's aboriginal population, nonetheless sees this segment of the nation's population through a European lens that instinctively believes it is possible (even desirable) for a healthful aboriginal culture to exist within a broader European..."

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This paper analyzes a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," that encapsulates the privations of Native Canadians during the latter stages of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the paper discusses how native Canadians found themselves marginalized in the Canada of that time - and how Charles G.D. Roberts, while progressive in his empathy and feeling for the plight of Canada's aboriginal population, nonetheless sees this segment of the nation's population through a European lens.

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"In late nineteenth century Canada, the question of what to do with the nation's natives was one that preoccupied policy-makers. Simply put, here was a large number of men and women (and children) whose traditional habits, attitudes, modes of living, and religious sentiments were well outside the mainstream of Canadian society. The end result, as grimly noted in an online report sponsored by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Center, was for the Canadian government to pursue a policy that forcibly remade Native Canadians in the image of their European counterparts ("Our Way," para.5-6). This meant, for all intents and purposes, the imposition of policies that undermined traditional native culture, the creation of the Industrial and Boarding School Systems and the abolition of religious ceremonies and dances."

Tags:aboriginal, tradition, culture

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Despite seeming unrelated, the search by adoptees for their biological families and the revelation of a nonstandard sexual identity by gays and lesbians to their families actually involve similar psychological components and elucidate similar cultural stereotypes about kinship. In both circumstances, individuals risk discovering weaknesses within assumed American definitions of family. This essays discusses the difficulties encountered by adoptees and gays and lesbians in coming to terms with their nontraditional status. It emphasizes the role of gender and cultural assumptions by looking at the views of authors such as Judith Modell and Kath Weston.

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"Interestingly, both adoptees and gays and lesbians frequently rely on their mothers rather than their fathers for support. In Modell's research, adoptees searched more frequently for their biological mothers than for their biological fathers, and they often expected more support from their adoptive mothers than from their adoptive fathers (1998: 158-9, 165-6). "Mother" called up conventions about acting like a child to a parent? (Modell 1998: 166), showing the influence of traditionally assumed kinship ties felt by adoptees. Gays and lesbians also had assumptions about the roles their mothers would play in their coming out. Weston explains, "when people attempted to predict the outcome of disclosure, their judgments generally reflected cultural assumptions about gender, power, and specific categories of kinship relations" (1991: 52). As a result of these assumptions, many people felt that a mother's "feelings" would make her more understanding than a father's "reason" (1991: 53)."

Tags:adoption, homosexual, sexuality, heterosexual

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This paper compares the masculine assertion of identity and authentic Indianness by the protagonists of two Indian films. The first is the character of Rishi in the Mani Ratnam directed 'Roja' and the second is the character of Raj in the Aditya Chopra directed 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.

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"Both Aditya Chopra's 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' and Mani Ratnam's 'Roja' convey a similar them that involves the loss of and return to an ideal authentic India that resides in the villages and in the heart. In DDLJ the protagonist is the reckless ne'er-do-well Raj Malhotra and in 'Roja' the protagonist is the cryptologist Rishi Kumar. Each of these protagonists ultimately demonstrate that authentic Indian identity despite urban or village living resides in the villages and in the heart. This is expressed..."

Tags:arranged marriage, family, kinship, nationalism, village life, patriarchy, women, love, tradition

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This paper contends that family, food, and environment are the key building blocks that produce a culture. The paper discusses the opinions expressed by anthropologists, Miriam Kahn, Mary Douglas, John Cole, and Eric Wolf. The focus of the paper is on the symbolism of food in the Wamiran culture in Papua New Guinea.

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"Of course, an anthropologist can never entirely separate the delicate relationship that exists between ecology, kinship, and social structure within any given society or community. Family, food, and environment are the key building blocks that produce a culture. The language of food's abundance can create an entire symbolic system of need, dependence, and social uncertainty, when deployed within a particular, uncertain system and environment of kinship and social structure, as noted in Miriam Kahn's text regarding Wamiran attitudes towards sustenance in Papua New Guinea."

Tags:abundance, lack, community

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This paper provides an ethnography of the Sarakatsani shepherds, with emphasis on their economic life, kinship relationships and system of values. The paper is broken up into an introduction, a discussion o f the three "political relationships" and a conclusion. In building up his picture of political culture in this Greek rural community, Campbell's central concern, the paper proves, is how social solidarity is maintained.

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"The institution of patron client relationships enables the shepherds to deal with the villagers and government officials without loss of honor. It establishes a face-to-face relationship that in other cultures is substituted by the impersonal citizen-representative dyad. The competition for social prestige among related families gives expression to their mutual hostility so that a violent means of retaining self-regard may be avoided."

Tags:europe, kinship, politics, values