The Family among the Australian Aborigines, a Sociological Study

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
MONOGRAPHS ON SOCIOLOGY
EDITED BY Prof. L. T. HOBHOUSE AND Prof. E. A. WESTERMARCK
Vol. II
THE FAMILY AMONG THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES
A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY
BY B. MALINOWSKI Ph.D. (Cracow)
London: University of London Press PUBLISHED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON PRESS, LTD. BY HODDER & STOUGHTON, WARWICK SQUARE, E. C. 1913
HODDER AND STOUGHTON PUBLISHERS TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON PRESS
The importance of the subject treated in this study, as well as the prominent part played by the Australian evidence in the problem of kinship, will, it is believed, amply justify a detailed inquiry into the institution of the family in Australia. It is, however, always desirable for a monograph like the present one, besides being a mere collection and description of facts, to have a sufficiently wide theoretical scope. It ought to demonstrate some general principle upon the particular example treated, and to approach the problem from a new standpoint.