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The article analyses the area of cultural activities outside the institutional circulation of culture, or within that framework but focusing on social values of art. 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 ...
‘State’ shows how anthropology has used the concept to convey and prescribe stabilised order and classificatory identities within bounded social units, the message being that state and nation-state are ideological constructs that, when applied to social life, lead to skewed expectations.
explain the concept of society and culture in anthropological perspective; describe some major characteristics of society and culture; and understand the relationship that exists between culture, society and individual
From the anthropological point of view, dance can be defined as a cultural practice and as a social ritual (Radcliffe-Brown 1994), whereby dance is seen as a means of aesthetic pleasure and a means for establishing ties and specific structure in the community.
‘social anthropology’ is the more usual designation. In continental Europe, the word ‘anthropology’ often still tends to carry the meaning ‘physical anthropology’, though there too ‘social anthropology’ is now rapidly gaining ground as a synonym for ‘ethnology’. Indeed, the main
5 wrz 2018 · Subsequently, the entry outlines the theoretical development of social and cultural anthropology during the twentieth century and the way in which this came to a moment of decisive crisis in...
We will explore various aspects of life – including our perceptions of time and space, race, gender, marriage, sexuality, and family – to uncover how what we assume to be natural ways of living are made meaningful and are given value through culture. We will also look at the historical development of social and economic systems, the role of ...
