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What Are Kinship Terminologies, and Why Do We Care? A Computational Approach to Analyzing Symbolic Domains [PDF]

, 2013
Kinship is a fundamental feature and basis of human societies. We describe a set of computational tools and services, the Kinship Algebra Modeler, and the logic that underlies these. These were developed to improve how we understand both the fundamental
Fischer, Michael D., Leaf, Murray J., Read, Dwight   +2 more
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Cognition, Algebra, and Culture in the Tongan Kinship Terminology [PDF]

, 2007
We present an algebraic account of the Tongan kinship terminology (TKT) that provides an insightful journey into the fabric of Tongan culture. We begin with the ethnographic account of a social event.
Bennardo, Giovanni, Read, Dwight
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‘I don't know what is autism, what is normal teenage behaviour, and what is naughtiness’: Conceptualising child and adolescent to parent violence in the context of neurodevelopmental difference

Children &Society, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This article presents findings from a UK‐based qualitative study that explored parents/carers experiences of child to parent violence (CPV) from their child who has a neurodevelopmental difference. The study used semi‐structured interviews with 15 mothers who were experiencing physical and psychological violence from their child, often on a ...
Amanda Holt
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Kinship Past, Kinship Present: Bio-Essentialism in the Study of Kinship [PDF]

, 2016
In this article, I reconsider bio-essentialism in the study of kinship, centering on David Schneider’s influential critique that concluded that kinship was “a non-subject” (1972:51).
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Les bases culturelles de la parenté: un changement de paradigme [PDF]

, 2014
French: D’un point de vue conceptuel, les systèmes de parenté reposent sur des modes de représentation culturelle que nous appelons terminologies de parenté et à partir desquelles les limites, la forme et la structure des principes d’organisation ...
Fischer, Michael D., Lehmann, F. K., Read, Dwight   +2 more
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Named relations: A universal in the pragmatics of reference within the kin group [PDF]

, 2015
Anthropolog
Fleming, Luke, Slotta, James
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Kinship terms in Marwari: A sociolinguistic study [PDF]

Training, Language and Culture
This study investigates the sociolinguistic functions of kinship terms within the Marwari speech community of Rajasthan, addressing the gap in research concerning how language structures reflect and reinforce familial and social identity. The primary aim
Rashmika Goswami, Dhanapati Shougrakpam
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How to Make Teaching Interesting? [PDF]

, 2011
Lectures, particularly in Mathematics, worse still in abstract courses such as Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra and Analysis, often create boredom to some students, especially when the lectures are delivered in two continuous sessions, or in the ...
Salleh, Abdul Razak
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Charles Wagley on changes in Tupí-Guaraní kinship classifications

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
Charles Wagley contributed significantly to the ethnographic study of culture and society in Brazil. In addition to his well-known work on both rural and urban Brazilian populations, Wagley was a pioneering ethnographer of indigenous societies in Brazil,
William Balée
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La terminologie de parenté Sakalava du Nord (Madagascar) : règles sémantiques, règles sociologiques [PDF]

, 1974
Baré Jean-François. La Terminologie de parenté sakalava du Nord (Madagascar). Règles sémantiques, règles sociologiques. In: L'Homme, 1974, tome 14 n°1. pp.
Baré, Jean-François
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