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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453746603321

Autore

Firth Raymond <1901-2002.>

Titolo

Elements of social organization / / Raymond Firth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-315-01752-0

1-136-53689-2

Edizione

[New ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Raymond Firth : collected works ; ; II

Disciplina

287

Soggetti

Primitive societies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1971 by Tavistock Publications.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The Meaning of Social Anthropology2. Structure and Organization in a Small Community3. Social Change in Peasant Communities4. The Social Framework of Economic Organization5. The Social Framework of Primitive Art6. Moral Standards and Social Organization7. Religion in Social Reality

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a wide range of illustrations, including Firth's own experiences in New Zealand, Malaya and the Solomon Islands, the concept of social organization is discussed with special reference to the role of individual choice and decision in social affairs and the nature of social change.