The fall of kinship (Question 2)In the past, kinship has been an integral part of the explanation of societies in the anthropological field, as it is one of the bases of the social structure in most societies. to varying degrees. However, with the eventual spread of what constitutes modern Western ideals, the importance of kinship was lost and considered outdated for Western philosophy. Thus, with Western ideals and the more recent action of globalization making these Western ideals the norm, kinship is seen as less important to societal structure, although moderately important from a biological perspective. However, with the rise of Western society, the fall of kinship has meant that it only appears relevant in ethnic and traditional societies that still exist and are considered inferior to Western societies. Although currently considered insignificant, kinship remains an important, if not the most important part of the structure of a society, although it may not be the only way of forming structure, as l economics, politics and religion. In traditional and earlier societies, kinship was an important social institution because it fixed a person's life, regulating who would help care for individuals, what careers they would undertake, who they would marry, who would protect them, and most importantly . , give them their social identity (Eriksen SPLI 100). Even in societies where kinship is not the most important social structure, where "kinship has given way to other organizing principles of politics, religion, economics, etc., but it continues to be a crucial element of people’s identities and their identity networks.” commitments to others” (Eriksen SPLI 100-1). In these societies, kinship is important because it gives individuals a social identity...... middle of paper ...... although it is losing further importance due to the globalization of these ideas, its contributions must still be recognized as only one of the starting forces in the creation of civilization. Works Cited Carsten, Janet. Constitutive knowledge: tracing information trajectories in new relationship contexts. Anthropology Quarterly 80.2 (2007) 403-426 Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. Small places, big problems. London: Pluto Press, 1995 Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. What is anthropology? London: Pluto Press, 2004. Herzfelf, Michael. Global kinship: anthropology and the politics of knowledge. Anthropology Quarterly 80.2 (2007) 313-323 Howell, Monkey. Changes in moral values ​​regarding the family: adoption legislation in Norway and the United States. Social Analysis 50.3(2006) 146-163 Yngvesson, Barbara. Refiguring parenthood in the space of adoption. Anthropology quarterly 80.2 (2007) 561-579