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7 sty 2008 · Anthropology: Humanity, Culture, and Social Life by Tim Ingold; A Dictionary of Cultural. and Critical Theory by Michael Payne. Review by: Herbert S. Lewis. American Anthropologist,...
3 lut 2011 · Written by a researcher and librarian expert in the fields of social and cultural anthropology, this Concise Dictionary offers an invaluable reference to the terminology and accomplishments of this far-reaching and diverse field.
This new dictionary provides concise, authoritative definitions for a range of concepts relating to cultural anthropology, as well as important findings and intellectual figures in the field.
I provide bibliographical references to a mixture of anthropological classics, related works from outside the field, and current ethnology, for both background reading and further research. Terms referred to in the text that have their own separate entries are shown in small capitals. Introduction
Social Anthropology The term used to describe a style of anthropology linked more with British than north American scholarship. This style often emphasises the need to focus on the shared social organisation that enables a group of people to co-operate and maintain order.
Social anthropology is the study of human society and cultures through a comparative lens. Social anthropologists seek to understand how people live in societies and how they make their lives meaningful.
What does the noun social life mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun social life . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
