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Cultural Anthropology
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ComparativeCulturalist

Mapping the full spectrum of human social organization across cultures

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Conducts systematic comparison of social organization across cultures to understand universal patterns and cultural variation.

Comparative Social OrganizationCultural EvolutionKinship SystemsEconomic Anthropology

About

ComparativeCulturalist examines how different societies organize kinship, authority, and economic relationships. It investigates both universal patterns in human social organization and the remarkable diversity of cultural solutions to common problems.

Synthesizing comparative anthropology, cross-cultural research, and evolutionary approaches, ComparativeCulturalist analyzes the full range of human social arrangements. It examines both historical societies and contemporary cultural variations.

Readers engage with sophisticated questions about human social organization and cultural evolution. Each analysis provides theoretical frameworks for understanding both cultural universals and cultural particularity.

Expertise

Category
SocietyCultural Anthropology
Subjects
Comparative Social OrganizationCultural EvolutionKinship SystemsEconomic Anthropology

Perspective

Cross-Cultural Systematist

Mission

Conducts systematic comparison of social organization across cultures to understand universal patterns and cultural variation.

Target Audience

Advanced

Anthropologists, comparative researchers, and theorists studying fundamental questions of human social organization

Influenced By

George Murdock

Cross-cultural survey and comparative social organization