ANTH 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Lewis H. Morgan, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead
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The fathers are lewis henry morgan, tylor sir edward burnett, boas franz and malinowski bronislaw moms, among whom are ruth benedict, and. Margaret mead in particular, some of the fathers may be better identified as grandfathers, because one, franz boas, was the scholarly father of mead and. Benedict, and since what is now known as boasian anthropology has arisen largely in opposition to morgan and tylor"s 19th century. Historical viewpoints have resurged, including those who interpreted local cultures in relation to colonialism and the world system. The specialization, based on particular topics and identities, marks of contemporary anthropology. Many institutions have shifted away from the systematic, biocultural view of anthropology expressed in this book by integrating this specialization. In many universities, however, the boasian concept of anthropology as a four- subfield discipline, including biological, geographical, political, and linguistic anthropology, continues to thrive evolutionism.
