Structure and Sentiment (Classic Reprint): A Test Case in Social Anthropology: A Test Case in Social Anthropology (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Challenging common explanations of social life, this book tests a major anthropological theory against real-world cases.
This book offers a careful, data-driven critique of how psychology has been used to explain social phenomena. It presents a close look at the debate around cross-cousin marriage and offers a test case that challenges a well-known theoretical approach. The discussion centers on how kinship, authority, and marriage rules shape social structure, using historic and cross-cultural evidence to question established claims.

• How to assess sociological and anthropological theories with concrete examples


• Detailed examination of cross-cousin marriage and related kinship patterns


• Analysis of authority, residence, and family influence in diverse societies


• Discussion of methodological issues, including the role of statistics in comparisons

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