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Functionalism in Anthropology
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Functionalism in Anthropology
The theories, methods, major issues and impact of Bronislaw Malinowski, A.R. Radcliffe-Brown and Melvin Spiro.
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"Functionalism is one methodology used by certain anthropologists, a methodology by which they explain the data they gather on different cultures. The functionalists have contributed much to the field of anthropology, and they have also addressed certain specific issues identified with their approach to the study of human cultures. Among the more important functionalist-oriented anthropologists are Bronislaw Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown. The nature of functionalism will be considered in terms of its main concepts, current issues debated by scholars using this theoretical orientation, and problems addressed by the functionalists, all with an eye to assessing the value of this particular theoretical approach.The social anthropologists took a different tack from the existing theoretical structure in the 1920s. Anthropologists at..."
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