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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Page 154
... Psychological functionalism is linked to Bronislaw Malinowski ( 1884-1942 ) . For the psychological functionalists , cultural insti- tutions function to meet the basic physical and psychological needs of people in a society . Like Boas ...
... Psychological functionalism is linked to Bronislaw Malinowski ( 1884-1942 ) . For the psychological functionalists , cultural insti- tutions function to meet the basic physical and psychological needs of people in a society . Like Boas ...
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... psychological pattern rather than a collec- tion of separate elements . This insight particu- larly influenced the work of Ruth Fulton Benedict ( 1887-1948 ) , who focused on the psychological concept of personality as her unifying ...
... psychological pattern rather than a collec- tion of separate elements . This insight particu- larly influenced the work of Ruth Fulton Benedict ( 1887-1948 ) , who focused on the psychological concept of personality as her unifying ...
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... psychological type fundamentally to be distinguished from that of surrounding regions . It goes deeper than the presence or the absence of ritualism ; ritualism itself is of a fundamentally different character within this area , and ...
... psychological type fundamentally to be distinguished from that of surrounding regions . It goes deeper than the presence or the absence of ritualism ; ritualism itself is of a fundamentally different character within this area , and ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History R. Jon McGee,Richard L. Warms No preview available - 2003 |
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