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Originally trained in psychology, Fortes employed the notion of the "person" into his structural-functional analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship setting a standard for studies on African social organization.
Sometimes dismissed as simply a follower of Radcliffe-Brown, Fortes’ theoretical influences in fact ranged from Freud to Parsons. He formulated a distinctive theoretical synthesis, and produced the most influential version of ‘descent theory’.
Fortes was an influential British social anthropologist. He trained with Charles Seligman, Bronislaw Malinowski, and Raymond Firth, significant figures in the development of British social anthropology.
Sometimes dismissed as simply a follower of Radcliffe-Brown, Fortes’ theoretical influences in fact ranged from Freud to Parsons. He formulated a distinctive theoretical synthesis, and produced the most influential version of ‘descent theory’.
Meyer Fortes was a leading member of the pioneering generation of scholars who established the discipline of social anthropology in Britain and is probably best known for his study of kinship systems.
25 sty 2024 · The psychodynamic approach in psychology emphasizes unconscious processes and unresolved past conflicts as influences on behavior. Rooted in Freud's theories, it explores the interplay of drives, desires, and defense mechanisms in shaping personality and behavior.
2 dni temu · One of the British social anthropologists responsible for the dominance of structural-functionalism and descent theory in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Fortes was born in South Africa and ...
