The relevance of models for social anthropology / edited by Michael Banton
1965, First Edition. London ; New York : Tavistock. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #432401
Physical description; xl, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Published under the auspices of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth. Based on material presented at a conference on "New approaches in Social Anthropology" sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth, held at Jesus College, Cambridge, 24-30 June 1963. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Introduction / Max Gluckman, Fred Eggan -- Rethinking "status" and "role" : toward a general model of the cultural organization of social relationships / Ward H. Goodenough -- Some muddles in the models, or, How the system really works / David M. Schneider -- Problems in the comparative study of unilineal descent / I. M. Lewis -- Varieties of the conscious model : the fishermen of South China / Barbara E. Ward -- On the sociology of primitive exchange / Marshall D. Sahlins. Subjects; Conference. Relevance of models for social anthropology (1963 : Jesus College, Cambridge). Conference New approaches in social anthropology (1963 : Jesus College, Cambridge). Anthropology Methodology. Anthropology - Theory and criticism. Social organisation. Social organisation - Kinship. Anthropology Methodology ; Congresses. Ethnology Methodology ; Congresses. Kinship Primitive. Social life Primitive. Ethnology. Anthropology Social organisation.
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