Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; I Safety in numbers; 1 Introduction; 2 Data and disciplines; 3 Culture or society?; 4 Culture or behaviour?; 5 Time and process; 6 Statistical techniques; 7 Coding; 8 The sampling unit; 9 Independent instances and independent trials; 10 Discrete or skinless cultures?; 11 Assessment; 2 Real models; 1 Introduction; 2 Objectives; 3 Fundamental elements; 4 Models, structures, and time; 5 Kinship structures; 6 Data for the model to explain; 7 Restricted and generalized exchange; 8 Filiation and residence
9 Limiting conditions10 Validation; 3 Irreducible principles; 1 Scope and limits; 2 Aims; 3 Analytical armamentarium; 4 Structure and organization; 5 Descent; 6 Filiation; 7 Segmentation, incest, and exogamy; 8 Assessment; Postscript; References; Index
