Theodore D. Graves

Behavioral Anthropology

Toward an Integrated Science of Human Behavior

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Behavioral Anthropology is a unique introductory text that combines an intellectual biography with an overview of the methodological principles of cross-cultural research. Each chapter deals with a specific methodological issue: research design; the role of theory; strategies for measuring behavior; psychological or situational variables; samples and surveys simple and complex methods of data analysis and interpretation. For those interested in the behavioral approach, this book will be a valuable reference and teaching tool.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 801g
• ISBN-13: 9780759105720
• ISBN-10: 0759105723
• Artikelnr.: 22114544

Autorenporträt

By Theodore D. Graves

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1: What is Behavioral Anthropology?
Chapter 3 2: Becoming a Behavioral Anthropologist Chapter 4 3: Measuring
Behavior Chapter 5 4: Simple Data Analysis Chapter 6 5: Research Design
Chapter 7 6: Measuring Psychological Variables Chapter 8 7: Social
Channeling Behavior Chapter 9 8: Samples and Surveys Chapter 10 9: Direct
Observations of Behavior Chapter 11 10: A Different Kind of Ethnography
Chapter 12 11: Interplay between Theory and Research Chapter 13 12:
Multivariate Analysis and Causal Inferences Chapter 14 13: Research and
Application Chapter 15 14: Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century Chapter
16 Appendix A: Navajo Urban Relocation Research Survey Questionnaire
Chapter 17 Appendix B: A Test of Need-Achievement for Young Male Navajo
Indians, Scoring Manual