Genealogy, kinship and knowledge: A cautionary note about causation

Lyon, S.M.

Abstract

The choice of emphasis in kinship studies has often resulted in incompatible theoretical models of kinship that are mutually undermining and contradictory. Jones’ attempts to reconcile disparate approaches to kinship using OT is useful, however; seeing kinship as a specialized system for representing genealogy may be unwarranted in the light of recent advances in mathematical approaches to kinship terminologies.

Citation

Lyon, S. (2010). Genealogy, kinship and knowledge: A cautionary note about causation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 33(5), 394-394. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x10002244

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jul 31, 2010
• Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• Print ISSN: 0140-525X
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-1825
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 394-394
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x10002244
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1551285