Social Structure

by George Peter Murdock

The interdisciplinary analysis of family and kinship structures and their relation to marriage and sexual regulation in human societies around the world is based on the findings of the Cross-Cultural Survey

Genres: Anthropology, Sociology

388 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1965

About the author

George Peter (“Pete”) Murdock, also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethnological studies and his study of family and kinship structures across differing cultures.