Anthropology and Modern Life (Routledge Revivals)
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Franz Boas | ISBN: | 9781317752417 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Franz Boas |
| ISBN: | 9781317752417 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Anthropology and Modern Life, first published in 1929, addresses itself to an immensely broad field with clarity, introducing anthropology as a unique and coherent discipline, and demonstrating its importance in the understanding of socio-cultural change throughout history.
The author covers varied and diverse areas of study: ethnicity, including a lengthy discussion of the concepts of ‘race’ and ‘nationality’; criminology, and the importance of hereditary and environmental factors in producing criminals; education, and the associated issues of gender, class, and what would now be called ‘brainwashing’; and also the comparison between ‘modern’ and ‘primitive’ cultures, taking note of the development of socio-political institutions such as marriage and property.
Anthropology and Modern Life, first published in 1929, addresses itself to an immensely broad field with clarity, introducing anthropology as a unique and coherent discipline, and demonstrating its importance in the understanding of socio-cultural change throughout history.
The author covers varied and diverse areas of study: ethnicity, including a lengthy discussion of the concepts of ‘race’ and ‘nationality’; criminology, and the importance of hereditary and environmental factors in producing criminals; education, and the associated issues of gender, class, and what would now be called ‘brainwashing’; and also the comparison between ‘modern’ and ‘primitive’ cultures, taking note of the development of socio-political institutions such as marriage and property.
