Theodore D. Graves

Behavioral Anthropology (eBook, PDF)

Toward an Integrated Science of Human Behavior

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Behavioral Anthropology is a unique introduction, combining an intellectual biography with an explanation of methodological principles. Each chapter deals with a specific methodological issue, such as research design, the role of theory, various strategies for measuring behavior, psychological or situational variables, samples and surveys, and both simple and complex methods of data analysis and interpretation. Graves includes a clear analysis of his distinctive approach to cross-cultural research. He explains how the behavioral anthropological approach gives focus to ethnographic study and illuminates the causes, correlates and consequences of within-group variation in behavior and in changes over time. For those interested in a behavioral and scientific approach to anthropology, this book will be a valuable reference and teaching tool.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216295440
• Artikelnr.: 74850029

Autorenporträt

Theodore D. Graves is a retired professor of anthropology and social psychology who has conducted field research in the American southwest, Latin America, East Africa, and the South Pacific. He has twice won the Stirling Award in Culture and Personality of the American Anthropological Association.

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