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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... male activity to the exclusion of fe- males . This activity , on which we are told depends the psychology , biology , and customs of our species , is strictly male . A theory that leaves out half the human species is unbalanced . The ...
... male activity to the exclusion of fe- males . This activity , on which we are told depends the psychology , biology , and customs of our species , is strictly male . A theory that leaves out half the human species is unbalanced . The ...
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... male ancestors , and for a male to end up with all his genes from female an- cestors . The logic of the hunting argument would have us believe that all the selection pressure was on the males , leaving the females simply as drags on the ...
... male ancestors , and for a male to end up with all his genes from female an- cestors . The logic of the hunting argument would have us believe that all the selection pressure was on the males , leaving the females simply as drags on the ...
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... male hunting , Slocum tries to link a wide range of characteristics to particular aspects of female - led evolution . 11 As Slocum attacked male bias in beliefs about evolution , she took on many commonly accepted themes in popular cul ...
... male hunting , Slocum tries to link a wide range of characteristics to particular aspects of female - led evolution . 11 As Slocum attacked male bias in beliefs about evolution , she took on many commonly accepted themes in popular cul ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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