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| ID | 129 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Cindee |
| Last Name | Calton |
| Institution | University of Northern Iowa |
| Speaker Category | undergraduate student |
| Title of Talk | Axioms of Kinship |
| Abstract | Throughout the world, there are many different ways of defining our relationships with our family members. Who we choose to group together with the same kinship term reveals much about how we view those relatives. Throughout the world, there are only 6 basic ways of grouping relatives, despite the many possible ways of doing so. This talk explores how to think about human kinship axiomatically and discover why only certain patterns appear, using both mathematical and anthropological thinking. Interesting case studies of elaborate patterns of marriage are also explored briefly at the end of the talk. |
| Subject area(s) | Ethnomathematics |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | Y |
| Bringing a laptop? | N |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
| Software requests | PowerPoint |
| Special Needs | |
| Date Submitted | 3/4/2005 |
| Year | 2005 |