The Anthropology of Sibling Relations: Shared Parentage, Experience, and Exchange

Alber, E.; Coe, C.; Thelen, T.

Drawing on international case studies, the contributors extrapolate a systematization of the ways in which siblingship is conceived on the basis of shared parentage, shared childhoods, and reciprocal care. They explore what makes these relations worth maintaining and how they contribute to community processes and to material and emotional survival.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-07-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349461301

DOI: 10.1057/9781137331236

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 195