We propose a model for three judgments involving a measure of similarity and dissimilarity between faces: the similarity judgment (Sj), the dissimilarity judgment (Dj), and the kinship judgment (Kj), which has been demonstrated to be strongly related to the Sj (Lorusso et al., 2011; Maloney & Dal Martello, 2006). A previous model for Sj and Kj between faces (see i.e., Maloney & Dal Martello, 20...

Kinship groups can have considerable importance (e.g., generational support, inheritance, and information for key life events). During demographic transitions, kinship networks are reshaped by changes in mortality fertility rates.

Kinship refers to the blood relationship between two people. It is known that we humans have the ability to estimate this relationship based on physiological features, especially facial characteristics. In this project, we focus on the 4 different types of parent-child kinship (father-daughter, father-son, mother-daughter, motherson) and build a model to measure it given two face images using t...

This paper discusses a computerized algorithm to derive the formula for the likelihood ratio for a kinship problem with any arbitrarily defined relationships based on genetic evidence. The ordinary paternity case with the familiar likelihood formula 1/2q is the commonest example. More generally, any miscellaneous collection of people can be genetically tested to help settle some argument about ...

conceptions of anthropology and ethnography are interlinked. Here I examine cognition and social networks in relation to the concept of culture, exemplified in the study of kinship. Concepts used in network analysis of the context and behaviors involved in kinship lead to new understandings of patterns of cohesion. Within cohesive groups, people in various communities are shown to use the netwo...

Objective—To examine the influence of kinship care on behavioral problems after 18 and 36 months in out-of-home care. Growth in placement of children with kin has occurred despite conflicting evidence regarding its benefits compared to foster care. Design—Prospective cohort study Setting—National Survey of Child & Adolescent Well-Being, October, 1999-March, 2004 Participants—1,309 children ente...

This exploratory qualitative study investigates the experiences of eight adults conceived following anonymous sperm donation who had discovered the identity both of their donor and of donor half-siblings, and had established contact with each other. It focuses primarily on participants’ reflections on genetic and social kinship relationships. Data were collected from this group as well as from ...

This paper is an attempt to distinguish and discuss the Iranian (as distinct from the Turkish, Arabic and Islamic) elements in the present pattern of kinship and marriage practice in Persia in their historical context. This will entail also a discussion of what can be known of the pre-Islamic Iranian system. Disciplines Anthropology | Social and Behavioral Sciences This journal article is avail...

Currently there is no any software which will automatically detect kinship from photo, we require such system because now days it’s very simple to take a photo and upload it or share it on social networking websites. But from photo it is difficult to predict the blood relationship among the people in a photo. It will be helpful if automated software based system is there for this. Our system co...