Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia

"Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia" by Northcote Whitridge Thomas is an insightful study of the social systems of Aboriginal Australians in the early 1900s. The book investigates kinship structures and marriage customs such as totem kins, phratries, and group marriage dynamics. It aims to comprehensively analyze and promote understanding of society and inspire additional research in anthropology. The book starts by declaring the intent to deeply survey Australian kinship systems, distinguishing tribal organizations based on inherent roots. Thomas also brings up the family system's tenacity alongside tribal organizations and stresses physiology's weight in understanding relationships. He sheds light on totem kins' weight as a marriage regulator, preparing the reader for a thorough analysis of social structures in Australia.