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Part I: Kinship in the Work of Radcliffe-Brown A. What is Kinship? 3 1. Notes and Queries 3 2. Radcliffe-Brown 5 B. The Meaning of 'Kinship System' 7 3. The Principle 7 4. Characteristics of 'Kinship Systems' according to 8 Radcliffe-Brown 5. Sketch of a Theory of 'Systems' 9 6. The Different Aspects of Kinship 14 7. The Nature of Kinship: A Recent Discussion 16 C. Interpersonal Relations and 'Structural Principles' 18 8. Interpersonal Relations: Terminology and Behaviour 18 9. Radcliffe-Brown's 'Structural Principles' 22 10. The Main Principle: Descent 24 Part II: The Theory of Unilineal Descent Groups D. Before The Nuer 29 11. Descent according to Rivers 29 12. 'Descent' and 'Succession' in Radcliffe-Brown 31 13. Unilineal Descent and Other Modes of Descent 34 E. Evans-Pritchard: The Nuer 35 14. The Nuer: Structural Relativity 35 15. The Nuer: Political System and Lineage System 38 16. The Nuer: Clarifications and Explanations 40 17. The Nuer: Mode of Correspondence between the Political System and the Lineage System 42 18. The Idea of Structure in The Nuer 46 E After The Nuer 50 19. Meyer Fortes 50 20. Jack Goody 55 Part III: The Theory of Marriage Alliance G. L6vi-Strauss: Elementary Structures 61 21. Introduction 61 22. Elementary Structures: General Outline of the Restricted Theory 65 23. Systems with Global Formulas: Australia 68 24. Definitions: Restricted Exchange and Generalised Exchange; Harmony and Disharmony 70 25. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Bilateral Form 74 26. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Matrilateral Form 76 27. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Patrilateral Form 79 28. Cross-Cousin Marriage and Kinship Terminology 81 29. Conclusion: The Contribution of Elementary Structures 85 H. After Elementary Structures 88 30. Local and Global Points of View 88 (a) Exogamous Unit and 'Exchange' Unit 89 (b) Intermarriage in a Circle 90 (c) Oriented Intermarriage and 'Hypergamy' 91 31. Prescription and Preference: Patrilateral Marriage 93 32. Social Integration and Mental Integration 96