ABSTRACT
The first part of this book considers what kind of study social anthropology is, the types of questions social anthropologists ask and how they go about obtaining the answers. The second part discusses the more important fields in which social anthropologists have advanced our knowledge of other cultures: kinship and marriage, social order, economic relations and magical and religious institutions. The important theme of social change is also discussed.
First published in 1964.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |90 pages
Part One
chapter 1|13 pages
Introduction and Background
chapter 2|18 pages
Social Anthropology and Some Other Sciences of Man
chapter 3|15 pages
What Social Anthropologists Study: the Need for Theory
chapter 4|16 pages
Explanation in Social Anthropology: Social Function and Social Structure
chapter 5|13 pages
Beliefs and Values
chapter 6|13 pages
Fieldwork
part |185 pages
Part Two
