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How to Fish With Respect: A Transformation of Human‐Fish Relations in Riverside Amazonia
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.ABSTRACT Riverside inhabitants of the Middle Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazonia, frequently say that it is important to respect animals and the forest spirits who protect them. In recent decades, however, the development of an iced fish industry in the region has changed what respect means and how it is expressed when it comes to fishing ...
Vinicius de Aguiar Furuie
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Annals of Human Biology, 2018 Background: Douiret is an isolated Berber population from South-Eastern Tunisia. The strong geographic and cultural isolation characterising this population might have contributed to remarkable endogamy and consanguinity, which were practiced for several
Nizar Ben Halim +7 more
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Families and states: citizenship and demography in the Greco-Roman world [PDF]
This paper investigates the interrelationship between states and families. At different levels of organization, both play a large role in shaping the context in which individuals live their lives. Yet when it comes to understanding key demographic events
Saskia C. Hin
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, 2007 During the "long nineteenth century," nationalism came to permeate all aspects of European society, including attitudes toward human sexuality. Both sexuality and nationalism are complex phenomena that overlap in myriad ways.
Maxwell, Alexander
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 195-205, March 2026.ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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Consanguinidad, endogamia y exogamia en Holguín entre los siglos XVIII y XIX
Novedades en Población, 2018 pareja en el proceso de formación de matrimonios y familias. Se considera que en una sociedad simétrica debe existir un equilibrio entre los procesos de endogamia y exogamia No se cuenta con un análisis detallado de la endogamia, consanguinidad y ...
Yulemis Sánchez Machado +1 more
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A endogamia em redes mercantis da «Primeira Idade Global». O caso da rede de Simon Ruiz (1553-1597) [PDF]
Revista da Faculdade de Letras. Série de História, 2012 In historiographic narratives, Early Modern trading networks are claimed to promote endogamic strategies for selecting business agents in distant places, as well as for matrimonial and economic partnerships.
Ana Sofia Ribeiro
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Cross‐Cultural Marital Satisfaction: Individualistic and Collectivist Influences
Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT As intercultural marriages become increasingly common in the United States, it is crucial to examine the factors that affect their stability and satisfaction. This study explores how demographic factors, cultural orientation, and social support influence marital satisfaction in Eastern men‐Western women couples.
Laleh Aflatooni, Manijeh Daneshpour
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Watta satta : bride exchange and women's welfare in rural Pakistan [PDF]
In a setting where husbands wield considerable coercive power, forms of marriage should adapt to protect the interests of women and their families. The authors study the pervasive marriage custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride exchange between
Jacoby, Hanan G., Mansuri, Ghazala
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Converging to efficiency : the Ramón y Cajal Program experience [PDF]
We analyze the evolution on the design of a policy measure promoted by the Spanish Government: the Ramón y Cajal Program. In the first calls of the Program, an eligibility requirement for a researcher was a preacceptance from at least one Spanish ...
Antonio Romero Medina +2 more
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