the summary
... 2014). Large variations in inequality have raised questions about the potential consequences of egalitarian and inegalitarian contexts for individuals and societies (Neckerman and Torche, 2007; Salverda et al., 2014; Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010). One of the underlying concerns put forward by Wilkins ...
... 2014). Large variations in inequality have raised questions about the potential consequences of egalitarian and inegalitarian contexts for individuals and societies (Neckerman and Torche, 2007; Salverda et al., 2014; Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010). One of the underlying concerns put forward by Wilkins ...
Maurice Godelier and the study of ideology
... the first place, Godelier speaks about marxist anthropologists analyzing religion 'in the pre-capitalist societies which are their concern'. Assumipg that this is not just a slip of the pen, a marxist variant of the traditional but erroneous opinion that anthropology is the study of primitive societ ...
... the first place, Godelier speaks about marxist anthropologists analyzing religion 'in the pre-capitalist societies which are their concern'. Assumipg that this is not just a slip of the pen, a marxist variant of the traditional but erroneous opinion that anthropology is the study of primitive societ ...
Making an Analytical Framework to Apply to Com
... case of time, they expand the boundary of the world-system to include precapitalist societies and not limit it to the modern period. In the case of space, many of them attempt to escape Eurocentric versions of Wallerstein’s world system by paying attention to various aspects of interaction with diff ...
... case of time, they expand the boundary of the world-system to include precapitalist societies and not limit it to the modern period. In the case of space, many of them attempt to escape Eurocentric versions of Wallerstein’s world system by paying attention to various aspects of interaction with diff ...
Network Analysis in the Social Sciences REVIEW
... this social network, Moreno argued, provided French sociologist Durkheim had argued that basis of mathematical models, they speculated channels for the flow of social influence and ideas human societies were like biological systems in that in a population like the United States, at least among the g ...
... this social network, Moreno argued, provided French sociologist Durkheim had argued that basis of mathematical models, they speculated channels for the flow of social influence and ideas human societies were like biological systems in that in a population like the United States, at least among the g ...
post-peer-review-publishers
... Mauss recognized that the reciprocal meeting of obligations constituted a social trust, as an extensively shared form of social cohesion, and he authored some of the most compelling political essays on this theme amongst others of his early 20th century political writings. He argued that the state’s ...
... Mauss recognized that the reciprocal meeting of obligations constituted a social trust, as an extensively shared form of social cohesion, and he authored some of the most compelling political essays on this theme amongst others of his early 20th century political writings. He argued that the state’s ...
Consensus, Community, and Exoticism
... "total social phenomena." But the Balinese, the Trobianders, and the Kwakiutl have all developed self-consciously stratified societies, and lack an ideology of upward social mobility. Both the Balinese and Kwakiutl conceptualize their societies as sets of permanent statuses which people occupy tempo ...
... "total social phenomena." But the Balinese, the Trobianders, and the Kwakiutl have all developed self-consciously stratified societies, and lack an ideology of upward social mobility. Both the Balinese and Kwakiutl conceptualize their societies as sets of permanent statuses which people occupy tempo ...
doc proposal - Studybay.com
... I argue that the notion of a “meritocracy” is a myth at the heart of American culture, and that this myth leads to extreme stigmatization of the homeless population in America. This research aims to uncover how the homeless in America are often times unfairly labeled as lazy, anti-work, antiachievem ...
... I argue that the notion of a “meritocracy” is a myth at the heart of American culture, and that this myth leads to extreme stigmatization of the homeless population in America. This research aims to uncover how the homeless in America are often times unfairly labeled as lazy, anti-work, antiachievem ...
The singularity of the post
... What fuelled Césaire’s grievance against and resignation from the French Communist Party’s seems to have been the Party’s reluctance to denounce Stalin’s crimes. It was, however, what he had to say about the “colonial question”, his situatedness as “a man of colour” while being a communist with whi ...
... What fuelled Césaire’s grievance against and resignation from the French Communist Party’s seems to have been the Party’s reluctance to denounce Stalin’s crimes. It was, however, what he had to say about the “colonial question”, his situatedness as “a man of colour” while being a communist with whi ...
Mobility and territoriality in the making of societies
... Bærenholdt and Aarsæther 2002). It seems that Bruno Latour (2005; see also Callon and Latour 1981) might have a point in addressing social scientists’ penchant to explain societies or the social by only referring to the social relations of people, explaining the social with the social, since this is ...
... Bærenholdt and Aarsæther 2002). It seems that Bruno Latour (2005; see also Callon and Latour 1981) might have a point in addressing social scientists’ penchant to explain societies or the social by only referring to the social relations of people, explaining the social with the social, since this is ...
Centre and Periphery: Comparative Studies in Archaeology
... kind of relationship typically analysed in this way has been comparatively smallscale, within a defined zone, whether that is a geographical entity such as an island or river drainage or a historically defined polity, and focused on a single central point, whether a small settlement in relation to t ...
... kind of relationship typically analysed in this way has been comparatively smallscale, within a defined zone, whether that is a geographical entity such as an island or river drainage or a historically defined polity, and focused on a single central point, whether a small settlement in relation to t ...
Five Faces of Oppression
... of difference: the others were named as a group and the first group ...
... of difference: the others were named as a group and the first group ...
1 Introduction
... and 2). Over the past century they have worked as wage labourers. In addition, they have been formed into reserve-based wards of government, with the usual problems of unemployment, welfare ennui, structural nepotism, substance abuse, and family discord; but, like the Tswana people studied by the Co ...
... and 2). Over the past century they have worked as wage labourers. In addition, they have been formed into reserve-based wards of government, with the usual problems of unemployment, welfare ennui, structural nepotism, substance abuse, and family discord; but, like the Tswana people studied by the Co ...
Victorian Period
... world, with a variety of classes. Victorian novels are realistic. Major theme is the place of the individual in society, the aspiration of the hero or heroine for love or social position. The protagonist’s search for fulfillment is emblematic of the human condition. For the first time, women were ma ...
... world, with a variety of classes. Victorian novels are realistic. Major theme is the place of the individual in society, the aspiration of the hero or heroine for love or social position. The protagonist’s search for fulfillment is emblematic of the human condition. For the first time, women were ma ...
Line Grenier FROM `DIVERSITY` TO `DIFFERENCE`
... respective functions they carry out in any given society or culture: music is conceived either as an essential means for the establishment of 'social order' 3 and the development of cultural identity, or as an important way through which members of rival groups (demarcated by social classes, gender, ...
... respective functions they carry out in any given society or culture: music is conceived either as an essential means for the establishment of 'social order' 3 and the development of cultural identity, or as an important way through which members of rival groups (demarcated by social classes, gender, ...
chapter one: the cultural politics of markets
... The times were not congenial for such arguments: socialism had been established as a viable alternative to capitalism; Keynesian economic philosophies tempered turn-of-the-century freemarket rationality with unemployment benefits, social security and other welfare policies; and, in the realm of int ...
... The times were not congenial for such arguments: socialism had been established as a viable alternative to capitalism; Keynesian economic philosophies tempered turn-of-the-century freemarket rationality with unemployment benefits, social security and other welfare policies; and, in the realm of int ...
On Social Formation
... politics would elide class oppressions and de-couple black poverty from white privilege. The black struggle, they urged, should transform blacks but also whites. We also note that Carmichael’s Black Power was modeled after White Power, or the ethnic politics of the Irish and Jews (Carson 220, 227-28 ...
... politics would elide class oppressions and de-couple black poverty from white privilege. The black struggle, they urged, should transform blacks but also whites. We also note that Carmichael’s Black Power was modeled after White Power, or the ethnic politics of the Irish and Jews (Carson 220, 227-28 ...
Functionalist perspectives in anthropology
... interested in institution a lot and brought a lot of thought-provoking ideas about its structure and processes, but I am not going to focus on it. I am more interested in his conceptions of culture. He doesn’t offer one exact definition of culture, as any anthropologist has never done, but he sees i ...
... interested in institution a lot and brought a lot of thought-provoking ideas about its structure and processes, but I am not going to focus on it. I am more interested in his conceptions of culture. He doesn’t offer one exact definition of culture, as any anthropologist has never done, but he sees i ...
John Rex *
... The notion of a closed small-scale community involves some difficulties. Even in a small community of a few thousand people the various forms of attachment may attach others from outside the community. This is particularly true in the case of religious and linguistic attachments, because the religio ...
... The notion of a closed small-scale community involves some difficulties. Even in a small community of a few thousand people the various forms of attachment may attach others from outside the community. This is particularly true in the case of religious and linguistic attachments, because the religio ...
Sandra Collins_paper - AUSpace
... “. . . full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and ...
... “. . . full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and ...
Towards a Generative Model of Nomadism
... political and cultural forms. In these conditions, while the ideologies and political systems, and the nomadic groupings and agricultural settlements, maintain their identities, individuals move back ...
... political and cultural forms. In these conditions, while the ideologies and political systems, and the nomadic groupings and agricultural settlements, maintain their identities, individuals move back ...
Structural functionalism
... Durkheim proposed that most stateless, "primitive" societies, lacking strong centralised institutions, are based on an association of corporate-descent groups. Structural functionalism also took on Malinowski's argument that the basic building block of society is the nuclear family, and that the cla ...
... Durkheim proposed that most stateless, "primitive" societies, lacking strong centralised institutions, are based on an association of corporate-descent groups. Structural functionalism also took on Malinowski's argument that the basic building block of society is the nuclear family, and that the cla ...
The Incorporation of Symbolic Inequality - Der WWW2
... it is not possible to utter scepticism about concepts like freedom, equality, democracy, wealth, economic growth and property. Our oath is not on the bible or any other sacred thing but on the Constitution, which is based on the afore-mentioned concepts. As these concepts are a core component of bot ...
... it is not possible to utter scepticism about concepts like freedom, equality, democracy, wealth, economic growth and property. Our oath is not on the bible or any other sacred thing but on the Constitution, which is based on the afore-mentioned concepts. As these concepts are a core component of bot ...
Social Anthropology - University of St Andrews
... At all levels, at least 40% of the grade is based on coursework. The balance is made up of either further coursework or examinations, depending on the individual module. Scholarships Junior Honours students in Social Anthropology can apply for a Ladislav Holy Memorial Scholarship, around three of wh ...
... At all levels, at least 40% of the grade is based on coursework. The balance is made up of either further coursework or examinations, depending on the individual module. Scholarships Junior Honours students in Social Anthropology can apply for a Ladislav Holy Memorial Scholarship, around three of wh ...
Social Anthropology - University of St Andrews
... differences between pre-industrial and industrial societies, and is very much concerned with change in our contemporary world. Anthropology at St Andrews has a distinctive orientation that combines interpretative, experiential, philosophical, and historical research that is politically engaged, refl ...
... differences between pre-industrial and industrial societies, and is very much concerned with change in our contemporary world. Anthropology at St Andrews has a distinctive orientation that combines interpretative, experiential, philosophical, and historical research that is politically engaged, refl ...