The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown

The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown

The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown

The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown

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Overview

This is the first collection of Radcliffe-Brown's work chosen to represent his books as well as his essays. It includes some classic pieces, and also one or two lesser-known items. Radcliffe-Brown was a pioneer who established structural, sociological anthropology, in the face of the entrenched traditions of ethnology and social evolutionism.
First published in 1977.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781136541162
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/05/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 743 KB

About the Author

Adam Kuper

Table of Contents

Part I: Structure and Function 1. Introduction 2. On social structure 3. Letter to Levi-Strauss 4. 'Function', 'meaning' and 'functional consistency' 5. Functionalism: a protest 6. The comparative method in social anthropology Part II: Rites and Values 7. The interpretation of Andaman Island ceremonies 8. Religion and society Part III: The Study of Kinship Systems 9. The social organization of Australian tribes 10. On joking relationships 11. Systems of kinship and marriage
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