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Kinship Networks

Kinship Networks is a social structure consisting of individuals connected through familial ties of blood, marriage, or adoption, distinguished by the patterned interactions, obligations, and support systems that shape demographic behaviors and family development processes across generations.

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The Elementary Structures of Kinship.

Sally Falk Moore, Claude Lévi‐Strauss, James Harle Bell et al. · American Sociological Review · 1970 · 2.1K citations

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Different Strokes from Different Folks: Community Ties and Social Support

Barry Wellman, Scot Wortley · American Journal of Sociology · 1990 · 2K citations

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American Kinship: A Cultural Account.

Maurice Bloch, David M. Schneider · Man · 1972 · 1.5K citations

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Family and Kinship in East London

Lee G. Burchinal, Michael Young, Peter Willmott · Marriage and Family Living · 1958 · 1.5K citations

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Family Migration Decisions

Jacob Mincer · Journal of Political Economy · 1978 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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  1. BW
    Barry Wellman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    9 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. AM
    Ashton M. Verdery

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    7 publications · 686 citations

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  3. DR
    Dougľas R. White

    Wake Forest University, United States

    7 publications · 280 citations

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  4. EA
    E. A. Hammel

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 152 citations

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  5. RM
    Rachel Margolis

    Western University, Canada

    6 publications · 661 citations

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Institutions

781

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    19 h-index

    30 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    15 h-index

    29 publications

    2K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    28 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    764 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    897 citations

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  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    41 publications · 2.9K citations

    27

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  2. Man

    38 publications · 4.5K citations

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  3. American Anthropologist

    28 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 19 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. Children and Youth Services Review

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

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