Kinship and Gender
- ISBN-10
- 1459623916
- ISBN-13
- 9781459623910
- Series
- Kinship and Gender
- Pages
- 674
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-12
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Linda Stone
Description
Designed for undergraduate courses in kinship, gender, or the two combined, Linda Stone's Kinship and Gender is the product of years of teaching. The topic of kinship comes alive when linked to gender issues; conversely, the cross-cultural study o...
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