Chapter 11 Links and Further Reading

  1. Kinship Studies (http://kinshipstudies.org/)

Kinship Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Classic Anthropological Subject contains blog entries about various kinship studies, but these tend to be quite wide-ranging, showing the holism that is required for understanding the subject of kinship and family relationships.

  1. Human Sexuality and Anthropology Interest Group (http://hsaig-aaa.ning.com/)

An official “interest group” of the American Anthropological Association, the “mission of HSAIG is to inform policy and practices that enhance sexual health and well-being and advance the field of sexuality research [and] education.”

  1. Human Relation Area Files (http://hraf.yale.edu/resources/faculty/teaching-ehraf/)

Human Relation Area Files (HRAF) builds on George Peter Murdock’s Cross-Cultural Survey files of descriptive data from cultures around the globe (begun in 1937), including kinship, marriage, and family forms.

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