Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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Page 127
... groups , no matter how completely his style of life has been adjusted to theirs . They will only accept his descendants who have been educated in the conventions of their status group and who have never besmirched its honor by their own ...
... groups , no matter how completely his style of life has been adjusted to theirs . They will only accept his descendants who have been educated in the conventions of their status group and who have never besmirched its honor by their own ...
Page 196
... groups is roughly relative to their size . Feel- ing of unity in a tribe is weaker than feeling of unity within its sections . The smaller the local group , the more the contacts its members have with one another and the more these ...
... groups is roughly relative to their size . Feel- ing of unity in a tribe is weaker than feeling of unity within its sections . The smaller the local group , the more the contacts its members have with one another and the more these ...
Page 310
... groups thus relinquish their guardianship over the territory , making it available to victorious groups . Meanwhile , the de facto membership of the living in the groups with which they have taken refuge is converted eventually into de ...
... groups thus relinquish their guardianship over the territory , making it available to victorious groups . Meanwhile , the de facto membership of the living in the groups with which they have taken refuge is converted eventually into de ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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