Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary 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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... kinship terms are elements of meaning ; like phonemes , they acquire meaning only if they are integrated into systems . “ Kinship systems , " like " phonemic systems , " are built by the mind on the level of unconscious thought ...
... kinship terms are elements of meaning ; like phonemes , they acquire meaning only if they are integrated into systems . “ Kinship systems , " like " phonemic systems , " are built by the mind on the level of unconscious thought ...
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... kinship terms of any given system into their components . In our own kinship sys- tem , for instance , the term father has positive connotations with respect to sex , relative age , and generation ; but it has a zero value on the dimen ...
... kinship terms of any given system into their components . In our own kinship sys- tem , for instance , the term father has positive connotations with respect to sex , relative age , and generation ; but it has a zero value on the dimen ...
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... kinship terms of a society . In the first instance there can be no question as to func- tion ; we all know that language serves as a means of communication . On the other hand , what the linguist did not know and what structural linguis ...
... kinship terms of a society . In the first instance there can be no question as to func- tion ; we all know that language serves as a means of communication . On the other hand , what the linguist did not know and what structural linguis ...
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CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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