ANTH 584 - Oregon State University
... than macro practices; to particularize more often than to generalize; to be skeptical of claims made about “human nature” or “universal laws,” etc. Nowhere has anthropology’s struggle between particularization and generalization been more pronounced than in the field of economic anthropology. The su ...
... than macro practices; to particularize more often than to generalize; to be skeptical of claims made about “human nature” or “universal laws,” etc. Nowhere has anthropology’s struggle between particularization and generalization been more pronounced than in the field of economic anthropology. The su ...
Chapter 1 - Russell Sage Foundation
... determine their utility functions (that is, the sources and associated magnitude of their utilities) are exogenous to the models of interest. Economic sociologists consider this view, however, a fallacy. Drawing on a rich variety of anthropological, ethnographic, social-psychological, psychoanalytic ...
... determine their utility functions (that is, the sources and associated magnitude of their utilities) are exogenous to the models of interest. Economic sociologists consider this view, however, a fallacy. Drawing on a rich variety of anthropological, ethnographic, social-psychological, psychoanalytic ...
Department of Anthropology
... are no rules for the categories. According to Schneider (1980:5), regularity in behavior is not necessarily "culture," nor can culture be inferred from a regular pattern of behavior. A category can be made for an observable act, or can be created through inference. Therefore, things that cannot be s ...
... are no rules for the categories. According to Schneider (1980:5), regularity in behavior is not necessarily "culture," nor can culture be inferred from a regular pattern of behavior. A category can be made for an observable act, or can be created through inference. Therefore, things that cannot be s ...
BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY
... elements and also the diversity of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand the relative influence of environment on human society and how it is used by different societies. The ecological perspective is based on the assumption that constant ...
... elements and also the diversity of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand the relative influence of environment on human society and how it is used by different societies. The ecological perspective is based on the assumption that constant ...
Cultural Anthropology 7e
... Although the characteristics of our species were fully present 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, a recent study argues that all current-day humans have common ancestors who lived only 2,000 to 5,000 years ago. At a time depth of more than 5,000 years, all people alive today have exactly the same ancestors ...
... Although the characteristics of our species were fully present 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, a recent study argues that all current-day humans have common ancestors who lived only 2,000 to 5,000 years ago. At a time depth of more than 5,000 years, all people alive today have exactly the same ancestors ...
Exchanging Without Exploiting - A Critique of Karatani
... Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was arguably one of the most influential writers of the Meiji era and is still considered one of the greatest Japanese writers of all time, comparable in scope to André Gide in France or Henry James in the Anglophone world. Sōseki problematized the effect of modernization ...
... Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was arguably one of the most influential writers of the Meiji era and is still considered one of the greatest Japanese writers of all time, comparable in scope to André Gide in France or Henry James in the Anglophone world. Sōseki problematized the effect of modernization ...
Maurice Godelier and the study of ideology
... structure. The sociological 'rock bottom' of myths, then, 'cannot be deduced from nature nor from formal principles of thought', it is the effect· of social relations in the specific historical society (1973:337-39). To readers unfamiliar with the writings of, for example, Durkheim & Mauss novel,but ...
... structure. The sociological 'rock bottom' of myths, then, 'cannot be deduced from nature nor from formal principles of thought', it is the effect· of social relations in the specific historical society (1973:337-39). To readers unfamiliar with the writings of, for example, Durkheim & Mauss novel,but ...
Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology
... Staying a bit more than a year in the field allows the ethnographer to repeat the season of his or her arrival, when certain events and processes may have been missed because of initial unfamiliarity and culture shock. Many ethnographers record their impressions in a personal diary, which is kept se ...
... Staying a bit more than a year in the field allows the ethnographer to repeat the season of his or her arrival, when certain events and processes may have been missed because of initial unfamiliarity and culture shock. Many ethnographers record their impressions in a personal diary, which is kept se ...
PSYCHOLOGY VS. ANTHROPOLOGY: WHERE IS CULTURE IN
... pieces or patches or parcels of information which can be retrieved and later subjected to analysis. Theory is acknowledged as central to the process only during the analytic, ‘cooking’ stage. This notion of raw data is integral to traditions of scientific, quantitative research, in which psychology ...
... pieces or patches or parcels of information which can be retrieved and later subjected to analysis. Theory is acknowledged as central to the process only during the analytic, ‘cooking’ stage. This notion of raw data is integral to traditions of scientific, quantitative research, in which psychology ...
the effect of globalisation on the development of
... to as growth disasters. Real productive activities engender economic growth by ensuring a continuous improvement in the methods of production, discovery of new resources and thus creating the necessary conditions for effective utilisation of resources. A multiple sector positive performance is esse ...
... to as growth disasters. Real productive activities engender economic growth by ensuring a continuous improvement in the methods of production, discovery of new resources and thus creating the necessary conditions for effective utilisation of resources. A multiple sector positive performance is esse ...
Online dating: The tensions between romantic love - Serval
... society, forms of economic rationality and market interaction tend to spread into many social areas. In sociology, this phenomenon is being discussed as the "tyranny of the market" (Bourdieu 1999) or - less polemic - as the "marketization of society" (Neckel 2001; Neckel/Droge 2002) and the ri se of ...
... society, forms of economic rationality and market interaction tend to spread into many social areas. In sociology, this phenomenon is being discussed as the "tyranny of the market" (Bourdieu 1999) or - less polemic - as the "marketization of society" (Neckel 2001; Neckel/Droge 2002) and the ri se of ...
THE SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE* George
... end, a device to gather data which we feel to be essential in formulating models for sociocultural systems and in testing hypotheses that stem from these models. At this level the test of a good methodology is its ability to produce the pertinent data by means of an economical operation. That is, th ...
... end, a device to gather data which we feel to be essential in formulating models for sociocultural systems and in testing hypotheses that stem from these models. At this level the test of a good methodology is its ability to produce the pertinent data by means of an economical operation. That is, th ...
chapter 1 - MHHE.com
... B. Cultural anthropology and sociology 1. Formerly, sociology focused on “Western” societies while anthropology looked at “exotic” societies. 2. Cultural anthropological methodologies have primarily been in-depth and qualitative (e.g. participant observation). 3. Sociological methodologies tended to ...
... B. Cultural anthropology and sociology 1. Formerly, sociology focused on “Western” societies while anthropology looked at “exotic” societies. 2. Cultural anthropological methodologies have primarily been in-depth and qualitative (e.g. participant observation). 3. Sociological methodologies tended to ...
IN MEMORIAM Walter Rochs Goldschmidt
... Adaptation (1985). He led the Culture and Ecology Project, a path- breaking comparative study of four East African tribes. The project field teams compared influences of culture and subsistence ecology on human development, mental life, religion, social organization and values. Goldschmidt also brou ...
... Adaptation (1985). He led the Culture and Ecology Project, a path- breaking comparative study of four East African tribes. The project field teams compared influences of culture and subsistence ecology on human development, mental life, religion, social organization and values. Goldschmidt also brou ...
TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF DISCIPLINARITY (Critical Matrix 2004)
... training critical attention on the implicit meanings and values defining kinds of "expertise," and ordering different ways of knowing the world. As it has in other domains, one might expect this type of attention to sit askew of commonsense understanding, which nowadays is (as I've noted) all about ...
... training critical attention on the implicit meanings and values defining kinds of "expertise," and ordering different ways of knowing the world. As it has in other domains, one might expect this type of attention to sit askew of commonsense understanding, which nowadays is (as I've noted) all about ...
Third World Quarterly 16
... that homo economicus provides neoclassical theory with a methodological agenda `based upon reducing the complexity of econom ic events at any time or place to the universal trait of rational choice making; a trait that, because of its determinist nature, is easily represented in a form al model’ .7 ...
... that homo economicus provides neoclassical theory with a methodological agenda `based upon reducing the complexity of econom ic events at any time or place to the universal trait of rational choice making; a trait that, because of its determinist nature, is easily represented in a form al model’ .7 ...
post-peer-review-publishers
... 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 obligation to deliver social services was the very core of democratic social and political development (Mauss 1925 (1990), Sahlins 1972, Gane 19 ...
... 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 obligation to deliver social services was the very core of democratic social and political development (Mauss 1925 (1990), Sahlins 1972, Gane 19 ...
Historical anthropology and anthropological his- tory
... the rallying cries for Lawrence Stone’s ‘revival of narrative’ (Stone 1979) or Lynn Hunt’s ‘new cultural history’ (Hunt 1989), rather than as a ...
... the rallying cries for Lawrence Stone’s ‘revival of narrative’ (Stone 1979) or Lynn Hunt’s ‘new cultural history’ (Hunt 1989), rather than as a ...
Civilizing markets: Carbon trading between in vitro and in
... tool for coordination. Finally, they facilitate adjustments and the search for compromises that are not as likely to emerge through other mechanisms such as plans. But there are two sides to every coin. Markets have intrinsic limits and their very functioning spawns matters of concern. From their fi ...
... tool for coordination. Finally, they facilitate adjustments and the search for compromises that are not as likely to emerge through other mechanisms such as plans. But there are two sides to every coin. Markets have intrinsic limits and their very functioning spawns matters of concern. From their fi ...
Anthropology 148: Ecological Anthropology
... suburban San Diegans, this class will introduce you to different ways of life. It will familiarize you with other societies while also making aspects of our society seem strange. From this course you will be able to more fully understand and explain differences in the ways that various groups of peo ...
... suburban San Diegans, this class will introduce you to different ways of life. It will familiarize you with other societies while also making aspects of our society seem strange. From this course you will be able to more fully understand and explain differences in the ways that various groups of peo ...
Chapter 2 - Productivity Commission
... result, with a market as the allocative mechanism too little of a public good is produced and consumed. An efficient level of a public good, including the environment, defence and law enforcement, would seek a quantity which equates the sum of the individual marginal benefits with the marginal cost ...
... result, with a market as the allocative mechanism too little of a public good is produced and consumed. An efficient level of a public good, including the environment, defence and law enforcement, would seek a quantity which equates the sum of the individual marginal benefits with the marginal cost ...
The Anthropological Questions
... In their study about social change, anthropologists identify which factors are most significant at any particular time. ...
... In their study about social change, anthropologists identify which factors are most significant at any particular time. ...
the Role of Anthropology in Development
... assertion that anthropologists carry ‘few preconceptions’ about the subjects of their research (2002). I find this remark at best highly optimistic, and would be more inclined to agree with Escobar: “In their studies, and in spite of themselves, development anthropologists impose upon local realitie ...
... assertion that anthropologists carry ‘few preconceptions’ about the subjects of their research (2002). I find this remark at best highly optimistic, and would be more inclined to agree with Escobar: “In their studies, and in spite of themselves, development anthropologists impose upon local realitie ...
Bonvillain chapter 1
... to their environments, adjust to their neighbors, and develop unique cultural institutions. This comparative perspective can challenge common assumptions about human nature based solely on European or North American culture. For example, as you will learn in Chapter 9, marriage and family take many ...
... to their environments, adjust to their neighbors, and develop unique cultural institutions. This comparative perspective can challenge common assumptions about human nature based solely on European or North American culture. For example, as you will learn in Chapter 9, marriage and family take many ...
Economic anthropology
Economic anthropology is a field that attempts to explain human economic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope. It is practiced by anthropologists and has a complex relationship with the discipline of economics, of which it is highly critical. Its origins as a sub-field of anthropology began with work by the Polish-British founder of anthropology Bronislaw Malinowski and his French compatriot[?] Marcel Mauss on the nature of reciprocity as an alternative to market exchange. For the most part, studies in economic anthropology focus on exchange. In contrast, the Marxian school known as ""political economy"" focuses on production.Post-World War II, economic anthropology was highly influenced by the work of economic historian Karl Polanyi. Polanyi drew on anthropological studies to argue that true market exchange was limited to a restricted number of western, industrial societies. Applying formal economic theory (Formalism) to non-industrial societies was mistaken, he argued. In non-industrial societies, exchange was ""embedded"" in such non-market institutions as kinship, religion, and politics (an idea he borrowed from Mauss). He labelled this approach Substantivism. The Formalist vs Substantivist debate was highly influential and defined an era.As globalization became a reality, and the division between market and non-market economies – between ""the west and the rest"" – became untenable, anthropologists began to look at the relationship between a variety of types of exchange within market societies. Neo-substantivists examine the ways in which so-called pure market exchange in market societies fails to fit market ideology. Economic anthropologists have abandoned the primitivist niche they were relegated to by economists. They now study the operations of corporations, banks, and the global financial system from an anthropological perspective.