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the golden chain: a study of the structure, function, and patterning of comparatico in a south Italian village

Author(s) -

MILLER ROY A.,

MILLER MARIA GABRIELLA

Publication year - 1978

Publication title -

american ethnologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875

H-Index - 78

eISSN - 1548-1425

pISSN - 0094-0496

DOI - 10.1525/ae.1978.5.1.02a00090

Subject(s) - kinship , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , friendship , sociology , social relationship , anthropology , interpersonal relationship , genealogy , social psychology , social science , psychology , history

The ritual coparent relationship in a South Italian village is examined against a background of interpersonal relationships characterized by atomism and familism. The integrative potential of the relationship is stressed by comparing it with kinship, friendship, and reciprocity bonds and by quantitatively examining the actual types of social units joined by this relationship.

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