The problem addressed is how an elite group manages to trap recycle wealth intergenerationally through marriage strategies. Following Houseman and White's (1998b) definition of the core of a marriage network, we identify the core of the elite network of colonial Guatemala in the period 1640 and 1820 in structural terms, in relation both to the concept of marriage relinking (Jola, Verdier, Zonab...

Drawing on a case study of the contemporary representation and regulation of assisted reproductive technologies in Aotearoa/New Zealand, this paper traces the cultural anxieties evident in public, political, and media discussion and debate around the provision and use of ART, with a specific focus on the use of donor insemination and IVF by single women and lesbian couples. It documents the ope...