elementary structures
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Elementary structures are fundamental kinship patterns that organize marriage rules and social relations in Claude Lévi-Strauss’s structural anthropology.
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| elementary structures canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: elementary structures Context triple: [The Elementary Structures of Kinship, keyConcept, elementary structures]
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Structures I
Structures I is an influential serial piano composition by Pierre Boulez that exemplifies his rigorous application of total serialism in the early 1950s.
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SH Structures
SH Structures is a UK-based steel fabrication company known for engineering and constructing complex architectural and sculptural steelwork projects.
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At-Large Structures
At-Large Structures are globally distributed groups within ICANN’s At-Large community that organize and represent the interests of individual Internet users in ICANN’s policy processes.
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Structure 1
Structure 1 is a principal temple building at the ancient Maya site of Bonampak, renowned for housing some of the site's most important murals and architectural features.
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Structure 2
Structure 2 is one of the principal architectural buildings at the ancient Maya site of Bonampak, notable for its role within the ceremonial and residential complex of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: elementary structures Target entity description: Elementary structures are fundamental kinship patterns that organize marriage rules and social relations in Claude Lévi-Strauss’s structural anthropology.
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A.
Structures I
Structures I is an influential serial piano composition by Pierre Boulez that exemplifies his rigorous application of total serialism in the early 1950s.
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B.
SH Structures
SH Structures is a UK-based steel fabrication company known for engineering and constructing complex architectural and sculptural steelwork projects.
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C.
At-Large Structures
At-Large Structures are globally distributed groups within ICANN’s At-Large community that organize and represent the interests of individual Internet users in ICANN’s policy processes.
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D.
Structure 1
Structure 1 is a principal temple building at the ancient Maya site of Bonampak, renowned for housing some of the site's most important murals and architectural features.
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E.
Structure 2
Structure 2 is one of the principal architectural buildings at the ancient Maya site of Bonampak, notable for its role within the ceremonial and residential complex of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological concept
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kinship system type ⓘ structuralist concept ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | organization of social relations through marriage rules ⓘ |
| analyzedIn | Les Structures élémentaires de la parenté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
small-scale societies
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societies with explicit marriage prescriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dual organization
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moiety systems ⓘ prescriptive cross-cousin marriage ⓘ section and subsection systems ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
direct regulation of marriage choice
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obligatory spouse categories ⓘ positive marriage rules ⓘ prescriptive marriage rules ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | complex structures ⓘ |
| coreIdea | fundamental kinship patterns that organize marriage rules and social relations ⓘ |
| critiquedBy | descent theorists ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
limited applicability to modern complex societies
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overemphasis on formal rules ⓘ |
| definedBy | Claude Lévi-Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
kinship studies
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social anthropology ⓘ structural anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
circulation of women as signs
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marriage as exchange ⓘ relations between kin groups rather than biological descent ⓘ |
| includesSubtype |
complex forms of generalized exchange
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generalized exchange systems ⓘ restricted exchange systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
French structuralism in the social sciences
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later kinship theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | linguistic structuralism ⓘ |
| involves |
alliance formation between groups
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exchange of women between kin groups ⓘ incest prohibitions ⓘ rules of endogamy ⓘ rules of exogamy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
circulating connubium
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cross-cousin marriage ⓘ reciprocity in marriage exchange ⓘ symmetry and asymmetry in alliance ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfKeyWork | 1949 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
complex structures of kinship
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exchange theory of kinship ⓘ incest taboo ⓘ marriage alliance ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
alliance theory of kinship
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structuralism ⓘ |
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