The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi
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The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi is a classic anthropological monograph by Meyer Fortes that analyzes the kinship structures and social organization of the Tallensi people of northern Ghana.
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| The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23433309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi Context triple: [Meyer Fortes, notableWork, The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi]
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A.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
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B.
Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family
Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family is an 1871 anthropological work by Lewis H. Morgan that systematically analyzes kinship terminologies and family structures across diverse cultures.
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C.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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D.
We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
"We, the Tikopia" is a classic ethnographic monograph by anthropologist Raymond Firth that provides an in-depth study of the social structure, culture, and daily life of the Polynesian people of Tikopia.
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E.
Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island
"Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island" is an ethnographic study that examines the kinship, social organization, and cultural life of the small Polynesian community on the island of Anuta.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi Target entity description: The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi is a classic anthropological monograph by Meyer Fortes that analyzes the kinship structures and social organization of the Tallensi people of northern Ghana.
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A.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
-
B.
Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family
Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family is an 1871 anthropological work by Lewis H. Morgan that systematically analyzes kinship terminologies and family structures across diverse cultures.
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C.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
-
D.
We, the Tikopia (by Raymond Firth)
"We, the Tikopia" is a classic ethnographic monograph by anthropologist Raymond Firth that provides an in-depth study of the social structure, culture, and daily life of the Polynesian people of Tikopia.
-
E.
Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island
"Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island" is an ethnographic study that examines the kinship, social organization, and cultural life of the small Polynesian community on the island of Anuta.
- F. None of above. chosen
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