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- The practice of social theory @6916:2020
- tand and explain why this transformation happens. Theories of society developed, then, in the context of a f... ress. To an extent, the legacy of these classical theories has been to create a profession of social science... the possibility of alternatives. We can also use theories of society to challenge what people take for gran... to a degree in all of the classical sociological theories. In their own ways, they each also forced people
- About this seminar @6916:2020
- y concepts//, a seminar covering the foundational theories of society and culture. This class was developed ... and has since grown into an all-purpose survey of theories of society. As I am a social and cultural anthrop... , rather than familiarity with the ideas of major theories. ---- Many students are unfamiliar or uncomfor... mpare and synthesize the different ideas from the theories discussed in class. This will be due at the end o
- Books about religion @2667
- in, Seth Daniel, and Jonathan Miles-Watson. 2006. Theories of Religion: A Reader. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutge... : John Wiley & Sons. Pals, Daniel L. 1996. Seven Theories of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. _____. 2006. Eight Theories of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Bronislaw Malinowski
- he past model of anthropological research and its theories. ===== Stranded! ===== Prior to Malinowski's f... rvey a wide region and test Rivers's diffusionist theories, he then decided to learn about a culture in a di
- Anthony Giddens
- norms, is incomplete. Giddens sees that social theories of modernity were also biased in another, related... d the power of institutional structures. In these theories, "city air makes you free," or increasing complex
- Is African Christianity just 'African culture'? @2667
- ntecostal churches really has more to do with the theories that outside observers use to understand African ... tism. In more recent years, people have moved to theories of globalization as new explanation. * African r
- Religion and Economy
- wishing to understand either. In classical social theories, religion and economy appear as distinct domains ... ial behavior and organization. Yet although these theories attribute different kinds of logic to them, throu
- Brainstorming @the_quest
- tuations as a means to learning. Even in spite of theories of education that show us how to cultivate the ch
- Metaphors of kinship and performativity of symbols @2654
- world through symbols - Schneider: A culture's theories of conception are a symbolic representation of ki
- Do religions mix? @2667
- these ideal types apply to Horizon and Vodou? ## Theories of culture and culture contact ## * Diffusionism
- About this seminar @3601:2020
- , rather than familiarity with the ideas of major theories. I will not give any lectures in this class, alt
- Take-home writing assignment @6916:2020
- synthesize what you know about each of the major theories we will be discussing. You will have room to deve
- Society
- pt this view as a way to be skeptical about other theories and gain critical distance on what other people t
- Lewis Henry Morgan
- ory was also a break from two leading alternative theories in his day. The first was a history of humanity b
- Bring an example of a religious practice you would like to know more about @2667
- u convert! Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5 introduce to key theories - abstract, general explanations or models - anth
