Reaching out and institutionalizing multiple kinship relationships in the social environment: Ampangnaopat among Simalungunese, Indonesia

• Published in: Journal of human behavior in the social environment Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 819 - 840
• Main Author: Damanik, Erond Litno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 18.08.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Ampangnaopat; Between-subjects design; Functionalism; include these here if the journal requires them; Institutionalization; institutionalizing; Kinship; Legitimacy; Locality; Marriage; multiple; Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald (1881-1955); Rites & ceremonies; Rituals; Social dynamics; Social environment; Social support; Social systems; subject classification codes; Indonesia

In this study, I will show that the determinant of the stability and continuity of kinship in the social environment is the contribution made by the four basic frameworks (ampangnaopat), an element of marriage ritual among the Simalungunese, Indonesia. The four basic frameworks of kinship are the ba...