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27 sty 2018 · PDF | In this chapter, we present the major anthropological currents that directly or indirectly made use of the notion of society in their theoretical... | Find, read and cite all the...
Culture is understood here in its wide anthropological and sociological sense; by the subjects of culture, the author means individual producers, informal groups and social movements, NGOs, subjects of social economics, etc.
Explain how the perspectives of holism, cultural relativism, comparison, and fieldwork, as well as both scientific and humanistic tendencies make anthropology a unique discipline. Evaluate the ways in which anthropology can be used to address current social, political, and economic issues.
In its broadest sense, Social Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human. Social Anthropologists seek to describe and understand the huge variation in forms of human existence and the ways in which these forms change over time. Social anthropology is critical, comparative and reflexive. It is a foundation discipline within the ...
social roles, relationships, and social transformation; cultural identity; cultural dimensions of domination and resistance; and strategies for representing and analyzing cultural knowledge. • Anthropology therefore transcends what are typically perceived as intellectual boundaries separating natural science, social science, and humanities.
9 paź 2003 · Download Citation | The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology | This book presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies. Exposing our everyday myths and...
Presenting a ground-breaking revitalisation of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology.