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 186
... behavior between a sister's son and the mother's brother is derived from the pattern of behavior be- tween the child and the mother , which is itself the product of the social life within the family in the narrow sense . 5. This same ...
... behavior between a sister's son and the mother's brother is derived from the pattern of behavior be- tween the child and the mother , which is itself the product of the social life within the family in the narrow sense . 5. This same ...
Page 388
... behavior ? What about mo- tivation ? Implicit in these questions is an as- sumption that in addition to cognitive systems a theory of culture must explain cultures as sys- tems emerging from patterned frequencies of ob- served behavior ...
... behavior ? What about mo- tivation ? Implicit in these questions is an as- sumption that in addition to cognitive systems a theory of culture must explain cultures as sys- tems emerging from patterned frequencies of ob- served behavior ...
Page 490
... behavior portraying con- flict between persons and groups , who are repre- sented by the symbols themselves as being in harmony , is in the full Freudian sense uncon- scious behavior ? The Ndembu themselves in many situations outside ...
... behavior portraying con- flict between persons and groups , who are repre- sented by the symbols themselves as being in harmony , is in the full Freudian sense uncon- scious behavior ? The Ndembu themselves in many situations outside ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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