The Elementary Structures of Kinship
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The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté | 1 |
| The Elementary Structures of Kinship canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elementary Structures of Kinship Context triple: [Claude Lévi-Strauss, notableWork, The Elementary Structures of Kinship]
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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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C.
Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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D.
Giddens
Giddens is the surname of J.R. Giddens, an American professional basketball player known for his college career at the University of New Mexico and brief tenure in the NBA.
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E.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elementary Structures of Kinship Target entity description: The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
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A.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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B.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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C.
Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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D.
Giddens
Giddens is the surname of J.R. Giddens, an American professional basketball player known for his college career at the University of New Mexico and brief tenure in the NBA.
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E.
The Principles of Sociology
The Principles of Sociology is a foundational 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that systematically applies evolutionary theory to the study and organization of human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropology book
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book ⓘ structuralist work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Australian Aboriginal kinship systems
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South Asian kinship systems ⓘ cross-cultural marriage rules ⓘ |
| approach | structuralism ⓘ |
| author | Claude Lévi-Strauss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology
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kinship studies ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ structural anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
circulating connubium
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complex kinship structures ⓘ cross-cousin marriage ⓘ elementary kinship structures ⓘ generalized exchange systems ⓘ prescriptive marriage rules ⓘ restricted exchange systems ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| influenced |
British social anthropology
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David Schneider ⓘ French social theory ⓘ Leach’s work on kinship ⓘ Louis Dumont ⓘ kinship theory ⓘ structural anthropology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
atom of kinship
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complex structures ⓘ elementary structures ⓘ exchange ⓘ prohibition of incest ⓘ reciprocity ⓘ structures of alliance ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
alliance theory
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exchange of women ⓘ incest taboo ⓘ kinship systems ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative analysis
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formal modeling of kinship relations ⓘ structural analysis of social relations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational role in structural anthropology
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systematic theory of kinship alliances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté
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linked to:
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
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| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
alliance theory of kinship
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analysis of elementary kinship structures ⓘ formalization of marriage exchange systems ⓘ |
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linked to: The Elementary Structures of Kinship