Search for dissertations about: "matrifocality"
Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word matrifocality.
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1. La Famiglia : The Ideology of Sicilian Family Networks
Abstract : Anthropological data from fieldwork carried out among a fishing population in western Sicily show how related matrifocal nuclear families are tightly knit within larger, male-headed networks. The mother focus at the basic family level is thereby balanced and the system indicates that the mother-child unit does not function effectively on its own, as has often been argued for this type of family structure. READ MORE
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