Genealogies as Culture and Biology
A Tokelau Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4761990 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Huntsman (University of Auckland), Antony Hooper (University of Auckland), R H Ward, Ryk Ward (University of British Columbia) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13-30 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mankind (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-2328 • E-ISSN: 2204-2121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1835-9310.1986.tb01275.x |
| OpenAlex | W1988492461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
It has become dogma among cultural anthropologists that genealogies are primarily political documents which do not necessarily give reliable accounts of actual biological relationships. This paper examines this assertion in the light of social and serological evidence from one small Polynesian society. It is shown that, within certain limits, Tokelau genealogies do give accurate accounts of biological relationships, and provide a sound basis for interdisciplinary studies which cross the interface between biological and social systems
Assertion · Biology · Epistemology · Ethnology · Genealogy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy · Race, Genetics, and Society
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Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia
Record Linkage
Ideal Language and Kinship Structure
Physical and Social Kinship
Nature and Society in Social Anthropology
The Concept of Kinship
A Genealogical Method of Collecting Social and Vital Statistics
Inference of genealogical structure
The Craft of Social Anthropology
African Systems of Kinship and Marriage
The Use and Abuse of Biology
A Genealogical Charter
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |