Studying Societies and Cultures: Marvin Harris's Cultural Materialism and Its LegacyLawrence A. Kuznar, Stephen K. Sanderson "A thought-provoking, stimulating volume on the past, present and future of cultural materialism that is both laudatory of Harris' research strategy and critical of it." Paul Shankman, University of Colorado One of the most important anthropologists of all time, Marvin Harris was influential worldwide as the founder of cultural materialism. This book accessibly analyzes Harris's theories and their important legacies today. The chapters explore cultural materialism's epistemology and its relation to rational choice theory, Darwinian social science, and population pressures. The authors assess recent attempts to extend and reformulate cultural materialism and highlight cross-cultural, archaeological, and ethnographic applications of cultural materialism today. |
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... species has evolved a love of nature because it depends so much on the biological world . Any representa- tion of the natural environment can lead to increased biological feedback , putting the natural environment into an important ...
... species has evolved a love of nature because it depends so much on the biological world . Any representa- tion of the natural environment can lead to increased biological feedback , putting the natural environment into an important ...
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... species fear predation by other species , humans focus on the predators within their own species and have developed acute capacities for distinguishing potential human predators from possible allies ( Atran , 2002 ) . 5. Note that in ...
... species fear predation by other species , humans focus on the predators within their own species and have developed acute capacities for distinguishing potential human predators from possible allies ( Atran , 2002 ) . 5. Note that in ...
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... species comparison . " Ethology and Sociobiology 16 : 257–333 . Ember , Carol R. 1974. “ An evaluation of alternative theories of matrilocal versus patrilocal residence . " Behavior Science Research 9 : 135–149 . • 1975. “ Residential ...
... species comparison . " Ethology and Sociobiology 16 : 257–333 . Ember , Carol R. 1974. “ An evaluation of alternative theories of matrilocal versus patrilocal residence . " Behavior Science Research 9 : 135–149 . • 1975. “ Residential ...
Contents
The Potentials and Challenges of Cultural Materialism | 1 |
A Bibliometric Analysis | 20 |
The Theoretical Legacies of Cultural Materialism | 56 |
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