Sex, Gender, and Kinship: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

by Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, Burton Pasternak

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 options that occur more or less frequently, and--where possible--to account for choices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132065339
• ISBN13: 9780132065337
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"