Introduction to Theory in Anthropology

Informationen zum Autor Daniele Spinetti is a software architect living in Rome. He is an Embarcadero MVP. Delphi/Object Pascal is his favorite tool/programming language, and he is a lead and active member of several projects in the open source community. In his tutoring activities (conferences and training), he likes to talk about innovative topics in software architectures. He's a huge fan of design patterns and TDD. Klappentext This introduction to anthropological theory reviews the ideas that have inspired anthropologists in their studies of societies around the world. It offers a clear and concise analysis of the key theories! past and present! and traces the way in which they have been translated into anthropological debates. Zusammenfassung This clear and concise introduction to anthropological theory! written for undergraduate students! reviews the ideas that have inspired anthropologists in their studies of societies around the world. It describes the key theories! past and present! tracing the way in which they have been translated into anthropological debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The idea of a social system; 2. Functionalism; 3. Structuralism; 4. Interactionist theory; 5. Marxist anthropology; 6. Socioecology; 7. Postmodernism and anthropology.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Layton, Robert (University of Durham) Layton, Robert H. Layton, Layton Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.1998
• EAN: 9780521629829
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62982-9
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology