The Mind of Primitive Man
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The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mind of Primitive Man canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropology book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues |
human mental capacities are fundamentally similar across races
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observed group differences are largely due to culture and history ⓘ race is a poor predictor of intellectual ability ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American cultural anthropology tradition
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Boasian anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Franz Boas ⓘ |
| contributedTo | undermining eugenic ideologies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
evolutionist schemes that place European cultures at the top
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hierarchical ranking of races ⓘ use of craniometry to justify racial inequality ⓘ |
| describes |
historical processes shaping cultural traits
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relationship between environment and culture ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
cultural anthropology
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physical anthropology ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised edition 1938 ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialConcept |
cultural relativism (in early form)
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historical particularism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of cultural diffusion
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critique of race classifications ⓘ discussion of language and thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century anthropology
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debates on race and intelligence ⓘ development of cultural relativism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Franz Boas's fieldwork among Indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | GN ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anthropology
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culture ⓘ human variation ⓘ race ⓘ scientific racism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing for cultural basis of human differences
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challenging scientific racism ⓘ criticizing biological determinism ⓘ emphasizing historical particularism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | foundational work in American anthropology ⓘ |
| proposes | study of each culture in its own historical context ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Franz Boas