The Period of Crisis and Kinship Relations — in the Region of Vranje —
The Period of Crisis and Kinship Relations — in the Region of Vranje —
Author(s): Jadranka ĐorđevićSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Family and social welfare, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Social Norms / Social Control, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: kinship; nuclear and extended family; socio-economic crisis; the region of Vranje;
Summary/Abstract: This paper represents an attempt to perceive the impact of the socio-economic crisis in Serbia on kinship from the ethnological viewpoint. This paper will point out the manner in which economic conditions and specific cultural rules influence the structure of the kinship network and the functioning of kinship relations. The research was carried out in the city of Vranje and its immediate surroundings among the Serb population, and chronologically it includes the period from the end of the eighties to the end of the nineties of the 20th century.
Journal: Гласник Етнографског института САНУ
- Issue Year: LI/2003
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 87-94
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
