Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... matrilineal descent groups will not form independently - that is , in the absence of matrilineal neighbors - unless matrilocality is the postmarital residence practice . But why matrilocal- ity ? One theory holds that when women's role ...
... matrilineal descent groups will not form independently - that is , in the absence of matrilineal neighbors - unless matrilocality is the postmarital residence practice . But why matrilocal- ity ? One theory holds that when women's role ...
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... matrilineal societies like the Iroquois of New York and the Huron of Ontario enjoy a high degree of internal peace . But most matrilin- eal societies , like the Iroquois and the Huron , have a history of intense warfare directed outward ...
... matrilineal societies like the Iroquois of New York and the Huron of Ontario enjoy a high degree of internal peace . But most matrilin- eal societies , like the Iroquois and the Huron , have a history of intense warfare directed outward ...
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... matrilineal descent and matrilocal resi- dence . Ruby Rohrlich - Leavitt ( 1977 : 57 ) , for example , argues that in Minoan Crete , " Women participated at least equally with men in political decision making , while in religion and ...
... matrilineal descent and matrilocal resi- dence . Ruby Rohrlich - Leavitt ( 1977 : 57 ) , for example , argues that in Minoan Crete , " Women participated at least equally with men in political decision making , while in religion and ...
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Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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