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A biography of Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, an English social anthropologist who developed structural functionalism and conducted fieldwork in the Andaman Islands and Western Australia. Learn about his life, influences, work, and legacy in the field of anthropology.
Learn about the life and work of A.R. Radcliffe-Brown, a British social anthropologist who developed the theory of functionalism and founded British social anthropology. Explore his studies of Andaman Islanders, Australian Aboriginal peoples, and African systems of kinship and marriage.
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Jun 2, 2020 · Learn about the life and work of Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, a pioneer of structural-functionalism in social anthropology. Explore his concepts of social structure, joking and avoidance, kinship and totemism, and his influence in South Africa and Australia.
A tribute to the British social anthropologist who made significant contributions to the study of primitive societies and social structure. The memoir covers his life, education, fieldwork, publications, and legacy in the discipline.
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Radcliffe-Brown developed the field of "structural functionalism," a framework that describes basic concepts relating to the social structure of primitive cultures. He was greatly influenced by the work of Émile Durkheim, who studied global social phenomena. Radcliffe-Brown saw the aim of his fieldwork as the study primitive societies and the deter...
With his incorporation of the work of Émile Durkheim into his theories, Radcliffe-Brown brought French sociology to British anthropology, constructing a rigorous battery of concepts in which to frame ethnography. He made a break from traditional anthropology by emphasizing the functional study of the structures of the society, and the creation of g...
Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1913. Three Tribes of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 43, 143-194Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1964 (original 1922). The Andaman Islanders. Free Press. ISBN 0029255805Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1923. Methods of Ethnology and Social Anthropology. South African Journal of Science,20Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1924. The Mother's Brother in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 21, 542-55.Fortes, Meyer. 1963 (original 1949). Social structure: Studies presented to A.R. Radcliffe-Brown. Russell & Russell.Goody, Jack. 1986. Under the Lineages Shadow (Radcliffe-Brown Lectures in Social Anthropology Series). British Academy. ISBN 0856725293Kuper, Adam. 2004 (original 1977). The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown. Routledge. ISBN 0415330327All links retrieved May 16, 2021. 1. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown– BookRags Biography 2. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown- NNDB Biography 3. Anthropological theories: Functionalism– On functionalism (The University of Alabama website)
May 23, 2018 · A biography of one of the most eminent anthropologists of the first half of the twentieth century, who applied systems theory to primitive societies and developed social anthropology as a theoretical discipline. Learn about his life, works, influences, and achievements in various universities and academic associations.
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Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown was an important theoretician and the founder of “structural functionalism.” Influenced by Émile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer, Radcliffe-Brown sought to analyze social practices and institutions in terms of their contribution to social structure.
