Description & Comparison in Cultural Anthropology

ISBN-13: 9780202308616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 173 str.

Ward H. Goodenough; Alfred Harris

Opis

The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures are intended to commemorate both the man and his work, the latter being viewed as having provided an admirably broad and substantial base for anthropologists of later generations to build upon, as they have done, and continue to do, in diverse ways.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION 1. Marriage and Family Marriage, Family, Parenthood, Conclusion 2. Kindred and Clan Kindreds, Descent Groups, The Role of Rights and Duties, The Constituents of Descent Groups, Conclusion 3. Sibling and Cousin Componential Analysis, Genealogical Space, Consanguinity and Affinity, Generation, Collaterally, Sex and Bifurcation, Polarity and Reciprocity, Age and Seniority, Decedence, Genealogical Distance, Structural Equivalence or Coincidence, Social Criteria, Conclusion 4. General and Particular Culture, Culture and Social Structure, Describing a Culture, Ethics and Typology, Comparative Study, Comparative Study and Genetic Relationship, Conclusion

O autorze

Harris, Alfred