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In what way does queer kinship challenge the traditional kinship system? Substantiate by giving illustrations.

  • UPSC 2025
  • Systems of Kinship

Traditional kinship theory, from George Peter Murdock's Social Structure (1949) to descent and alliance theory, rests on heterosexual marriage and biological procreation. David M. Schneider (American Kinship, 1968) showed that such kinship is defined by blood (the order of nature) and law (the order of law). Queer kinship means ties built by LGBTQ+ people through…

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