Kinship and Gender: An Introduction 5th Edition

Praise for Previous Editions:

“Stone’s excellent text offers a broad introduction to key concepts in an anthropological understanding of the family.”
—William Donner, Kutztown University

“A wonderfully nuanced introduction to the relationships between kinship, gender roles, and reproductive life in a cross-cultural perspective. In addition to exploring the diversity of gendered relationships, Stone provides mechanisms that allow students to understand why particular gender roles develop in particular societies.”
—Shane Macfarlan, Oregon State University

“This is an excellent text for teaching, with compelling case studies and an engaging, accessible style. In offering an argument for the combining of ‘kinship’ and ‘gender’ into one domain of inquiry, it represents an invitation to students and scholars alike to revitalize kinship studies by drawing on gender scholarship. Now with additional material on contemporary social problems, this book is more user-friendly than ever.”
—Diane E. King, University of Kentucky