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Larkin (name)
Larkin is a given name and surname of Russian, English and Irish origin (Russian: Ларкин, Ларькин, Ларкина, Ларькина). In England, the name is a kinship, relationship name from Lar, a pet form of the personal name Laurence. In Ireland, the name means a descendant of Lorcain or Lorcan, originally found in the form O'Lorcain. Notable people and characters with the name include: Surname * Anatoly Larkin (1932–2005), Russian physicist and professor at the University of Minnesota * Austin Larkin (born 1995), American football player * Barry Larkin (born 1964), American baseball player * Bruce Larkin, American children's book author and poet * Byron Larkin (born 1965), American basketball player and sportscaster; brother of Barry and Stephen Larkin * Celia Larkin, Irish civil servant and politician * Chris Larkin, British actor * Christopher Larkin (other), several people * Clarence Larkin (1850–1924), American author * Claude A. Larkin (1891– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that the study of kinship is the study of what Human, humans do with these basic facts of lifemating, gestation, Parenting, parenthood, socialization, siblingship etc. Human society is unique, he argues, in that we are "working with the same raw material as exists in the animal world, but [we] can conceptualize and categorize it to serve social ends." These social ends include the socialization of children and the formation of basic economic, political and religious groups. Kinship can refer both to the patterns of social relationships themselves, or it can refer to the study of the patterns of social relationships in one or more human cultures (i.e. kinship studies). Over its history, anthropology has developed a number of related concepts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
