The Foundations of Social Anthropology

ISBN-13: 9780415330381 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 440 str.

S.F. Nadel

Opis

Focussing on the methodology of social anthropology this book covers the following:
· The aims of social anthropology
· Observation and description
· Psychology in observation
· The material of observation
· Institutions
· Groupings
· Explanation
· Experimental anthropology
· Psychological explanations
· Function and pattern.
Originally published in 1951

Spis treści

1. Prolegomena: Why Anthropology? 2. The Aims of Social Anthropology 3. Observation and Description 4. Psychology in Observation 5. The Material of Observation 6. Institutions 7. Groupings 8. Explanation 9. Experimental Anthropology 10. Experimental Anthropology (continued) 11. Psychological Explanations: Mental Energy 12. Psychological Explanations: Action Potentials 13. Function and Pattern

O autorze

S.F. Nadel