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 363
... argued that the meanings of the majority of words in a language are derived from the arbitrary association of sound and meaning . Each idea in language is arbitrarily associated with a sound . The sound , Saussure called the " signifier ...
... argued that the meanings of the majority of words in a language are derived from the arbitrary association of sound and meaning . Each idea in language is arbitrarily associated with a sound . The sound , Saussure called the " signifier ...
Page 438
... argued that after the communist revolution , marriage would be egalitarian since each partner would be equally involved in production . 21 In this passage , Leacock cites two other prominent feminist anthropologists : Peggy Sanday ...
... argued that after the communist revolution , marriage would be egalitarian since each partner would be equally involved in production . 21 In this passage , Leacock cites two other prominent feminist anthropologists : Peggy Sanday ...
Page 556
... argued that philosophy cannot be a science and that the scientific method itself was invalid . Instead , beliefs ... arguments from first principles . Such. an absolute value in its own right . The calling of the intellectual , for Boas ...
... argued that philosophy cannot be a science and that the scientific method itself was invalid . Instead , beliefs ... arguments from first principles . Such. an absolute value in its own right . The calling of the intellectual , for Boas ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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