Society Against Nature: The Emergence of Human SocietiesHarvester Press, 1976 - 158 pages |
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Page 11
... restricted by an ideal system of concentric circles in which animals occupy a predetermined place . In the centre or inner circle are the dominant male or ' coryphaeus ' ( an apter term than ' chief ' or ' leader ' ) with the adult ...
... restricted by an ideal system of concentric circles in which animals occupy a predetermined place . In the centre or inner circle are the dominant male or ' coryphaeus ' ( an apter term than ' chief ' or ' leader ' ) with the adult ...
Page 110
... restricted group . Most other species appear to coexist peacefully without it . On the other hand we know that most human societies discriminate between incestuous and non - incestuous relations and that incest occupies a place on their ...
... restricted group . Most other species appear to coexist peacefully without it . On the other hand we know that most human societies discriminate between incestuous and non - incestuous relations and that incest occupies a place on their ...
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... restricted by their dependence on females , since the very fact of male specialization in one field establishes the women as specialized in another no less important field . In such circumstances collaboration is inevitable . On the ...
... restricted by their dependence on females , since the very fact of male specialization in one field establishes the women as specialized in another no less important field . In such circumstances collaboration is inevitable . On the ...
Contents
Early Primates | 1 |
Societies Without Speech | 9 |
The Demands of Social Life | 15 |
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activities adaptation adolescents adult males affiliation societies alliances anthropoid aptitudes baboons basic become behaviour biological bipedalism chimpanzees clan Claude Lévi-Strauss constitute conventions correspond created culture depends differentiation distinct dominant male emergence endogamy environment established evolution evolutionary exchange existence exogamy fact father foraging function genetic hierarchy hominid Homo erectus human societies hunters hunting independent individual influence initiation instincts intellectual involved Jocasta kinship Laius less Lévi-Strauss living maintain male and female man's Marcel Mauss marriage masculine matrimonial means monkeys monosexual mother mutual natural natural selection non-reproductive objects observed Oedipus organic permanent phenomenon population predacity primate primitive societies prohibition of incest relations relationships represents reproduction restricted rhesus monkeys rituals Robert Jaulin sexes sexual sexual intercourse sexual reproduction significance skills social structure sons species status sub-group subordinate survival symbolic tendency territory Trobriand Islands unit whole woman women young