Primitive Society
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Primitive Society is a classic anthropological work by Robert H. Lowie that systematically examines the social organization and institutions of so-called "primitive" cultures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Primitive Society canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropology book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematically examine social institutions of primitive cultures ⓘ |
| author | Robert H. Lowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
the critique of ethnocentric views of primitive societies
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the study of comparative social organization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques | simplistic evolutionary schemes of social development ⓘ |
| describes |
chieftainship
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clan systems ⓘ councils of elders ⓘ customary law ⓘ descent rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ ritual and religion ⓘ tribal organization ⓘ |
| documentedIn | anthropological bibliographies ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cross-cultural comparison
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empirical ethnographic data ⓘ |
| field | anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
small-scale societies
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so-called primitive cultures ⓘ |
| genre | social anthropology ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic work in anthropology ⓘ |
| hasStructure | thematic chapters on institutions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early professionalization of American anthropology ⓘ |
| influenced | later anthropological studies of social organization ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Franz Boas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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students of social science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic institutions
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kinship systems ⓘ legal institutions ⓘ political institutions ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
comparative method
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cultural evolution debate ⓘ |
| usedIn | university anthropology curricula ⓘ |
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