tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post120660154995237579..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Who are my relatives? James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-32188269217619499322016-12-26T08:15:45.043-07:002016-12-26T08:15:45.043-07:00Thanks for bringing this up again James. We are al...Thanks for bringing this up again James. We are always talking about kinship networks in our classes and guiding people beyond the "Traditional" pedigree and family group. I'm working on some new ways to help beginners see the bigger picture too. Thanks fora great article. I'm searching for a copy of the book. :-) Holly Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192346387752835477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-28217100761216834482016-12-25T07:26:17.051-07:002016-12-25T07:26:17.051-07:00Compared to the advertising budgets of commercial ...Compared to the advertising budgets of commercial genealogy, voices like ours are far too quiet, James. I am sure they have no intention of dropping their tree paradigm since it's been very profitable for them, but they're probably ignorant of other approaches too. For all their high principles, our genealogical organisations seem content to let this ride without challenge, if briefly pausing to comment on the unreliability of online trees.Tony Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330460400737261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-78189231866154814302016-12-24T18:39:06.442-07:002016-12-24T18:39:06.442-07:00Well, I have been writing about this issue for a l...Well, I have been writing about this issue for a long time and it doesn't seem to attract all that much attention. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-66967814748400908292016-12-24T10:54:04.723-07:002016-12-24T10:54:04.723-07:00Terminology aside, the ubiquitous "family tre...Terminology aside, the ubiquitous "family tree" doesn't even cope with Western kinship. Almost every example tries to use it to depict a set of nice cosy politically-correct families. Does the joining line between a man and woman represent reproduction or marriage? These are quite different, and different again to anything that can be construed as a "family". What about single-parent families, hybrid families, adopted/fostered relationships, gay relationships? Nope, the "tree" is not a viable method of recording relationships.<br />Tony Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330460400737261264noreply@blogger.com