The social anthropology of complex societies / edited by Michael Banton.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Banton, Michael, 1926-

Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth.

Conference Name:

Conference on New Approaches in Social Anthropology (1963 : Jesus College (University of Cambridge))

Series:

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography ; III.

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Social and cultural anthropology ; III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume illustrates how much the study of social anthropologists has encompassed other, non-primitive societies: rural Italy, urban Africa, village politics in India and the smaller ex-colonial territories of Fiji and Mauritius are just some of the areas covered by the book. The position and contribution of British community studies is also examined, illustrating how micro-sociology can be made relevant to macro-sociology.<BR> Originally published 1966.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Kinship, Friendship, and Patron-Client Relations in Complex Societies; Core and periphery in complex societies; Corporate kin groups in complex societies; Corporate communities; Individual-centered coalitions; Persistent functions of the family; Cooperation of kin in non-kin situations; Kinds of friendship; Friendship: a Middle-American case; Corporate groups and migrant populations; 'Open' organization and migrant populations; Cliques

Patron-client relationsVariations in patron -client ties; The problem of national character; Acknowledgement; References; Sociological Characteristics of Small Territories and their Implications for Economic Development; Scale and roles; Scale, values, and alternatives; Scale and magico-religious practices; Scale and jural relations; Scale and political structure; Scale and economic development; Notes; Acknowledgement; References; Theoretical Orientations in African Urban Studies; Methodological approaches; Social surveys; Intensive studies; Urban studies and social change

The situational approach(a) Density of settlement; (b ) Mobility; (c) Heterogeneity; (d) Demographic disproportion; (e) Economic differentiation; (f) Administrative and political limitations; Types of sociological study in towns; Structural relationships; Categorical relationships; Personal networks; The town as a single social system; Notes; References; Religious Order and Mental Disorder: A Study in a South Wales Rural Community; Expected and unexpected misfortunes; The concept of accountability; Social structure; Religious organization; Religious affiliations; Religion and behaviour

Concepts of mental disorderThe prevalence of mental disorder; Reference; The Significance of Quasi-Groups in the Study of Complex Societies; Network and set; The Dewas electoral situation; Characteristics of a Dewas electoral action-set; The action-set in comparative study; Action-set and quasi-group; Conclusion; Notes; References; British Community Studies: Problems of Synthesis; I Introduction: aims; II Concepts from microsociology; 1. Spiralism; 2. The stranger: science in wartime; III British community studies: a field surveyed; IV British community studies: a continuum suggested

V Concepts in the continuum1. Concepts from classical sociology; 2. Concepts from modern sociology; 3. Concepts from social anthropology; 4. A concept from outside: social redundancy; VI Social anthropology: the study of process; 1. Two case studies: a North Wales and a South Wales village; 2. Language and education in South Wales; VII Process in urban research: a dramatic approach; 1. The drama in events; 2. The drama in ceremonial; 3. The drama in custom; VIII Conclusion: drama and continuum synthesized; Acknowledgements; References; Notes on Contributors

Notes:

First published in 1966 by Tavistock Publications.

Derived from material presented at a conference sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 4, 2013).

ISBN:

1-136-54004-0

0-415-86656-1

1-315-01763-6

1-136-53997-2

9781315017631

OCLC:

862048815