Human Thought and Social Organization
Lieferzeit: Nicht lieferbar I
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795 g
Format:
237 x 159 x 37 mm
Beschreibung:
Two characteristics of human beings as a species are: the elaboration of our thought through language and symbolism, and the pluralistic nature of our systems of social organization. This book shows how these two characteristics are related by determining the conceptual structures that are fundamental to human thought and social organization.
AcknowledgmentsOrthography and NotationList of Figures and TablesPreface1. Introduction2. Assumptions3. The Organizational Rubicon of the Upper Paleolithic4. Fundamentals of Human Social Organization5. Elicitation of Kinship Terminology Structure6. Theory of Kinship Terminology Structures7. Construction of a Kinship Algebra Model8. Kin Terminology and Social Structure: The Kariera Case9. Formal Algebraic Construction of the Kariera Terminology10. The Physical Farm Budget: a Social Charter11. Idea-Systems and Communication Theory12. ConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors