Kinship: Structure and Process (SA0068)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-SAKSP

This course will examine some of the ways in which people in different societies conceptualize and live out relatedness. It will show how notions about relatedness are linked to concepts of the person, gender, marriage, and theories of procreation, which may be radically different in different kinds of society and social context. It will look at the transmission of kinship knowledge down the generations, taking in the theme of memory and secrets, and ideas of home and emplacement. Kinship has long been regarded as the core of the anthropological discipline - although the extent to which this is still the case is questionable.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course will trace the history of kinship studies, looking at some of the central debates in the subject and assessing their implications for anthropological theory.