The categorical impulse : essays in the anthropology of classifying behaviour /

Classification, as an object of recent anthropological scrutiny came to prominence during the 1960s, exemplified in the British (constructionist) tradition by the writings of Mary Douglas, and in the American ethno-semantics (cognitive) tradition by the likes of Harold Conklin and Brent Berlin. At t...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellen, R. F., 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Classification.
Human behavior > Classification.
Ethnopsychology > Classification.
Ethnologie > Classification.
Comportement humain > Classification.
Ethnopsychologie > Classification.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Ethnology
Ethnopsychology
Human behavior
Classification
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Classification, as an object of recent anthropological scrutiny came to prominence during the 1960s, exemplified in the British (constructionist) tradition by the writings of Mary Douglas, and in the American ethno-semantics (cognitive) tradition by the likes of Harold Conklin and Brent Berlin. At the time, these approaches seemed by turns to contradict each other, or even to exist in parallel universes. However, over the last 30 years we have witnessed both a renewed interest in classification studies as well as a cross-fertilization of these once antagonistic approaches. These essay.
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857455703
0857455702

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