“Kinship is the recognition of a relationship between persons based on descent(consanguineal) and marriage(affinal)” (Stone, 2000:5). A kinship system in a specific society can often be refered to the way in which that specific society defines and uses relations of kinship, encompassing the rights and obligations recognized between kin or groups of kin.
Kinship can be defined in various ways in various, different societies and cultures. Kinship was created as a result of they way in which people live as well as their moral and social beliefs systems and the practices of the systems. Kinship has however evolved from social aspects of society to the political and economical aspects of society and many kin groups can also be political and economical …show more content…
This diagram is used to present and show the kinship relationships that may or may not involve people who are biologically or genetically connected to one another. A egocentric diagram is rather used to represents who these people,in certain families, recognize as their own kin. The diagram is therefore a representation based on what person who completed the diagram understood from the information and it is then viewed from their own point of view, in order to communicate it to the viewers of the …show more content…
Everywhere, whether among farmers or herders, in urban spaces or in transnational family constellations, kinship relations determine people’s lives and survival. They are vital to the production and distribution of resources; caring for children, the old and the sick; and securing biological and social reproduction.”( Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin 2010,p.44). In the article ,“Changing Webs of Kinship: Spotlights on West Africa” by Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin, the authors also stress the value of kinship in certain societies in Africa today still. It shows the reader how important kinship is in these peoples everday lives. It shows the reader that in these cultures, kinship determines these peoples survival not only economically but also on a social, spiritual and personal
Kinship can be defined in various ways in various, different societies and cultures. Kinship was created as a result of they way in which people live as well as their moral and social beliefs systems and the practices of the systems. Kinship has however evolved from social aspects of society to the political and economical aspects of society and many kin groups can also be political and economical …show more content…
This diagram is used to present and show the kinship relationships that may or may not involve people who are biologically or genetically connected to one another. A egocentric diagram is rather used to represents who these people,in certain families, recognize as their own kin. The diagram is therefore a representation based on what person who completed the diagram understood from the information and it is then viewed from their own point of view, in order to communicate it to the viewers of the …show more content…
Everywhere, whether among farmers or herders, in urban spaces or in transnational family constellations, kinship relations determine people’s lives and survival. They are vital to the production and distribution of resources; caring for children, the old and the sick; and securing biological and social reproduction.”( Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin 2010,p.44). In the article ,“Changing Webs of Kinship: Spotlights on West Africa” by Erdmute Alber, Tabea Häberlein and Jeannett Martin, the authors also stress the value of kinship in certain societies in Africa today still. It shows the reader how important kinship is in these peoples everday lives. It shows the reader that in these cultures, kinship determines these peoples survival not only economically but also on a social, spiritual and personal