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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Ties That Bind: Social Networks of Men and Women in a Kipsigis Community of Kenya
Beteiligte:
Harkness, Sara;
Super, Charles M.
Erschienen:
American Anthropological Association, 2001
Erschienen in:
Ethos, 29 (2001) 3, Seite 357-370
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0091-2131;
1548-1352
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Beschreibung:
<p>Beatrice Whiting's focus on cultural meanings implicit in everyday routines provided a focus for this study of men and women's social networks in a rural Kipsigis community of western Kenya. Using methods from social network analysis, the authors interviewed men and women of the community about the contexts of their encounters with other same-sex community members. The data were analyzed using multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis in order to discern the bases of social interaction. Results indicate that mutual helping relationships, not kinship, clan, or age, are at the core of social life in this community.</p>