Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyA revised and updated edition of this unique best-selling guide to social and cultural anthropology. |
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Page 65
... distinction is analogous to the distinction between status and role . Firth's innovation represented an attempt to conceptualise social process ; that is , society and social life seen as something which happens rather than something ...
... distinction is analogous to the distinction between status and role . Firth's innovation represented an attempt to conceptualise social process ; that is , society and social life seen as something which happens rather than something ...
Page 115
... distinction between the public and private spheres in society : men control the former and women are confined to the latter . The Murphys ' monograph on the Mundurucú suggests that such a distinction may have something to recommend it ...
... distinction between the public and private spheres in society : men control the former and women are confined to the latter . The Murphys ' monograph on the Mundurucú suggests that such a distinction may have something to recommend it ...
Page 227
... distinction can be a useful starting - point for an exploration of the interrelationship between knowledge , technology and social organisation . The Social Construction of Emotions Knowledge , belief systems and classification are ...
... distinction can be a useful starting - point for an exploration of the interrelationship between knowledge , technology and social organisation . The Social Construction of Emotions Knowledge , belief systems and classification are ...
Contents
Comparison and Context | 1 |
Fieldwork and Interpretation | 14 |
The Social Human | 30 |
Copyright | |
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Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology Thomas Hylland Eriksen No preview available - 1995 |
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