"The Namonuito solution to the "matrilineal puzzle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2465171 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Byron Thomas (Seattle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 172-177 |
| Publication date | 1980-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1980.7.1.02a00100 |
| OpenAlex | W2154345831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
It has been widely assumed, following Richards and Schneider, that solidarity in the matrilineal descent group is dependent on the male authority within it. In the matrilineal society of Namonuito Atoll, however, it is the authority of certain females rather than that of males that underlies descent group solidarity. [matrilineal descent, kinship, sex roles, Oceania, matrilineal puzzle
Biology · Descent (aeronautics · Genealogy · Geography · Kinship · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Anthropology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2022 (41) |
| Highly cited | No |