Cultural Anthropology: The Science of Custom"Cultural anthropology presents the social science and humanities facets of anthropology, in contrast to its biological facet, physical anthropology. ... This text is organized to answer a series of problems on which cultural anthropology is focused. Each problem area is stated. After it is analyzed a critical discussion follows to make clear how the particular conclusion has been reached by anthropologists. The key anthropological thinkers on that particular problem are referred to, and case illustrations are given, particularly classic or critical cases from anthropological literature."--Foreword. |
Contents
WHAT IS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY? | 1 |
The Historical Background | 9 |
The Relation of Culture to Society | 29 |
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action activities American animals anthropologists appear approach areas associated basic become behavior body called ceremonial character characteristics child civilization concept concerned cultural custom discussion distinctive distribution earlier early economic elaborate elements especially example existence experience factors field functional give given human ideas important Indian individual innovation interest invention involved kind language later learning least less lines linguistic living magic major marked marriage materials means nature needs notably noted objects organization origin particularly patterns perhaps person play political possible practice Primitive Problem range reference relation religion religious rules scientific seen sense situation social society status structure symbols tend theory tion traditions types unit universal usually values whole widely zones
Bibliographic information
| Title | Cultural Anthropology: The Science of Custom Cultural Anthropology: The Science of Custom, Felix Maxwell Keesing |
| Author | Felix Maxwell Keesing |
| Publisher | Rinehart, 1958 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 7, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0030088305, 9780030088308 |
| Length | 477 pages |
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