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   Anthropology

   Harris, Marvin. (2001) The rise of anthropological theory: a history of theories of culture. ... Legal anthropology
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   Psychological anthropology

   Cognitive anthropology takes a number of methodological approaches, but generally draws on the insights of cognitive science in its model of the mind. ... A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning.
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   Julian Steward

   During the first three decades of the twentieth century, American anthropology was suspicious of generalizations and often unwilling to draw broader conclusions from the meticulously detailed monographs that anthropologists produced. ... His theory of "multilinear" cultural evolution examined the way in which societies adapted to their environment.
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   Person-centered ethnography

   Person-centered ethnography is an approach within psychological anthropology that draws on techniques and theories from psychiatry and psychoanalysis to understand how individuals relate to and interact with their sociocultural context.
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   Social sciences

   It is an application of pedagogy, a body of theoretical and applied research relating to teaching and learning and draws on many disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, sociology and anthropology. ... Social theory and research methods
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   Structural anthropology

   Holy (1996) pointed out that some Middle-Eastern societies cannot be conclusively explained by either descent or alliance theory. ... Rethinking Anthropology.
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   Franz Boas

   For this reason, some people have argued that Boasian anthropology is at odds with Darwin's theory of Evolution.
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   Cultural anthropology

   Whereas cultural anthropology focused on symbols and values, social anthropology focused on social groups and institutions. ... Contemporary theory and methods
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   Dual inheritance theory

   DIT has been viewed as having great potential for unifying diverse academic fields under one overarching theory. ... Evolutionary Anthropology 12:123-135.
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    History of anthropology

    Harris, Marvin. (2001) The Rise of Anthropological Theory: a history of theories of culture. ... Anthropology

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• History of anthropology