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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... paragraph he mentions their use in analyzing suicide rates . One of Durkheim's most influential works was Suicide : A Study in Sociology ( 1897 ) , which appeared two years after this essay and makes extensive use of statistics . 8 ...
... paragraph he mentions their use in analyzing suicide rates . One of Durkheim's most influential works was Suicide : A Study in Sociology ( 1897 ) , which appeared two years after this essay and makes extensive use of statistics . 8 ...
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... paragraph . According to Mead , social strati- fication developed out of personal differences between individuals . Humans select their cultures , choosing some traits and ignoring others . In the last line of this paragraph , she even ...
... paragraph . According to Mead , social strati- fication developed out of personal differences between individuals . Humans select their cultures , choosing some traits and ignoring others . In the last line of this paragraph , she even ...
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... paragraph , Leacock is describing a Marxist dialectic . She is saying that society is not simply a reflection of the structure of production ( that is a position that Marxists call " vulgar materialism " ) but rather emerges from the ...
... paragraph , Leacock is describing a Marxist dialectic . She is saying that society is not simply a reflection of the structure of production ( that is a position that Marxists call " vulgar materialism " ) but rather emerges from the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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