Other cultures : aims, methods and achievements in social anthropology /

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The first part of this book considers what kind of study social anthropology is, the types of questions social anthropologists ask and how they go about obtaining the answers. The second part discusses the more important fields in which social anthropologists have advanced our knowledge of other cul...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beattie, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
Subjects:
Ethnology.
Ethnologie.
social anthropology.
ethnology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Ethnology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; PART ONE; 1. Introduction and Background; 2. Social Anthropology and Some Other Sciences of Man; 3. What Social Anthropologists Study: the Need for Theory; 4. Explanation in Social Anthropology: Social Function and Social Structure; 5. Beliefs and Values; 6. Fieldwork; PART TWO; 7. Kinship; 8. Marriage and Affinity; 9. Social Control: Political Organization; 10. Social Control: Law and Social Sanctions; 11. Economic and Property Relations.
  • 12. The Field of Ritual: Magic13. The Field of Ritual: Religion; 14. Social Change; 15. Conclusion and Assessment; Index.

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