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

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Questioning how psychological ideas explain social kinship, with a cross-cultural test of a major theory.

This work examines the limits of psychological explanations in sociology and anthropology, using real-world cases to evaluate a well-known proposal about marriage rules and kinship. The book frames a practical challenge: can a theory about unilateral cross-cousin marriage withstand careful testing across diverse societies? It discusses several cultural groups and focuses on how methods, evidence, and exceptions shape conclusions. Readers will see how researchers analyze jural authority, lineage, and marriage rules, and how surprising findings can revise long-standing ideas.

• Explains how social explanations are assessed against cross-cultural evidence.
• Uses multiple case studies to illustrate theory, exceptions, and revisions.
• Discusses methodological questions about counting societies and interpreting data.
• Shows how kinship, alliance, and prescriptive marriage shape social structure.

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