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Kin Affinity

Kin Affinity is a theoretical construct within kinship studies that denotes the degree of social and emotional closeness between individuals related through marriage or alliance rather than consanguinity, distinguishing it from biological or lineal kinship ties.

45

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2.6K

Citations

80

Authors

42

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

45

Using stories, narratives, and storytelling in energy and climate change research

Mithra Moezzi, Kathryn B. Janda, Sea Rotmann · Energy Research & Social Science · 2017 · 441 citations · Full text

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Maternal grandmothers improve nutritional status and survival of children in rural Gambia

Rebecca Sear, Ruth Mace, Ian A. McGregor · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2000 · 371 citations · Full text

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Kinship and social networks in modern societies: a cross-cultural comparison among seven nations

Franz Höllinger, Max Haller · European Sociological Review · 1990 · 295 citations

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Sororicide/Filiacide: Homicide for Family Honour [and Comments and Reply]

Gideon M. Kressel, Alessandro Bausani, Joseph Ginat et al. · Current Anthropology · 1981 · 111 citations

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Perspectives on Extended Family and Fictive Kin in the Later Years

Katherine R. Allen, Rosemary Blieszner, Karen A. Roberto · Journal of Family Issues · 2011 · 99 citations

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Authors

80

  1. RB
    Rosemary Blieszner

    Virginia Tech, United States

    1 publications · 99 citations

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  2. WJ
    Walter J. Burghardt

    Melton Mowbray Hospital, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  3. KR
    Katherine R. Allen

    Virginia Tech, United States

    1 publications · 99 citations

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  4. GM
    Gideon M. Kressel

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    1 publications · 111 citations

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  5. AW
    Anna Wallette

    Lund University, Sweden

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

42

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    387 citations

  3. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  4. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    92 citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    297 citations

  8. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

    Greensboro, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory

    3 publications · 106 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

    JRAI · 2 publications · 96 citations

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  3. Africa

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  4. Journal of Comparative Family Studies

    JCFS · 2 publications · 33 citations

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  5. Shakespeare Quarterly

    1 publications · 30 citations

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