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1 wrz 2023 · Abstract ‘Kinning and De-kinning’ introduces a special issue that considers how houses, heirlooms and other owned items reproduce kinship and family in diverse societies. It revisits death and inheritance in kinship studies, with a focus on processes of ‘passing on’ and the materiality of things as well as bodies.
16 lip 2018 · Introduction. In the world of living things, only humans hold funeral ceremonies. In this paper, a funeral refers to the ritualized acts performed to physically sever the bonds of the living with the deceased and place them in social memory.
Anthropology Today is a bimonthly publication which aims to provide a forum for the application of anthropological analysis to public and topical issues, while reflecting the breadth of interests within the discipline of anthropology.
In forming a critical, concerned, and empirical perspective, Social Analysis encourages contributions that break away from the disciplinary bounds of anthropology and suggest innovative ways of challenging hegemonic paradigms through 'grounded theory', analysis based in original empirical research.
24 wrz 2022 · For those who have social support, rather than being isolated, the role of the community is basic to managing dying and death, funerals, and body disposal. From ancient societies to those of today, the development of community has provided for a resilient response to death.
11 lis 2024 · Social anthropology is the subdiscipline of anthropology that investigates the cultural properties of human societies. Topics include cultural norms, morals, laws and customs, and there is a...
6 maj 2021 · Abstract. Does sociology have anything to gain by returning to the concept of social role? Has this concept been irretrievably damaged by its significance in functionalist theory? This article aims to recover the role concept through a consideration of alternative perspectives on normativity, illustrated through research on motherhood.
