Introduction to Kinship; The formation of kinship as an object of study; Is kinship universal?; Studying Kinship; Descent, residence and inheritance; Marriage alliance; Official and practical kinship; Cultural constructions; Relatedness; Transformations in the Family, Marriage and Property; Family and marriage; Kinship and Property; Honour Shame and Violence; New Areas in the Study of Kinship; Reproductive technologies and reconfigured Kinship; Gay and lesbian kinship; Kinship and genetics.