%0 Journal article %A Aaby, Peter S. %I American Anthropological Association %D 1970 %G English %@ 0002-7294 %@ 1548-1433 %~ Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Kunstbibliothek %T The Criterion of Polarity %V 72 %J American Anthropologist %V 72 %N 2 %P 349-351 %U https://www.jstor.org/stable/671577 %X

I wish to show that the criterion of polarity is inconsistent with Murdock's conceptual frame for the analysis of kinship terminology. The ignoring or recognition of polarity is a consequence of the ignoring or recognition of the other criteria. However, the criterion of polarity is not merely an unnecessary addition; it might also lead to wrong conclusions. The main error is that Murdock tries to define polarity, only being relevant on the relational level, on the Egocentered level, where kinship terminology is normally analyzed

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