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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824186303321

Autore

Nadel S. F (Siegfried Frederick), <1903-1956., >

Titolo

The foundations of social anthropology / / S.F. Nadel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-54284-1

1-136-54277-9

1-315-01773-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Social and cultural anthropology ; ; XIII

Disciplina

301.8

Soggetti

Sociology - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1951.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Prolegomena: Why Anthropology?2. The Aims of Social Anthropology3. Observation and Description4. Psychology in Observation5. The Material of Observation6. Institutions7. Groupings8. Explanation9. Experimental Anthropology10. Experimental Anthropology (continued)11. Psychological Explanations: Mental Energy12. Psychological Explanations: Action Potentials13. Function and Pattern

Sommario/riassunto

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; and more.