ABSTRACT
In a book of this sort it is inevitable that there are two major themes. The first is a descriptive account of the people studied, followed by an attempt to explain the structure of their personalities, and their relation to the society in which they live. The second theme is theoretical and concerned with what generalizations we can draw from the material presented to further our knowledge of social processes, both in the specific society under Observation and in general. Gradually, as more sub-cultures are studied in depth, it should be possible to make predictions that specific groupings of social forces should, other things being equal, result in certain types of social organizations. The chances of doing this in our present State of knowledge are about those of an Outsider winning the Derby. It is possible to bring off a gamble so long as it is borne in mind that it is still a gamble.
