A Companion To Cognitive Anthropology

Author : David B. Kronenfeld,Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. de Munck,Michael D. Fischer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119111658

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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology by David B. Kronenfeld,Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. de Munck,Michael D. Fischer Pdf

A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field

Author : Conerly Casey,Robert B. Edgerton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470997222

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A Companion to Psychological Anthropology by Conerly Casey,Robert B. Edgerton Pdf

This Companion provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures. Brings together original essays by leading scholars in the field Offers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change Key issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and ethnocentrism, violence, identity and subjectivity

Author : Janet W. D. Dougherty
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Psychology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001908644

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Directions in Cognitive Anthropology by Janet W. D. Dougherty Pdf

Author : Maurice Bloch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521006156

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Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge by Maurice Bloch Pdf

One of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of social scientists.

Author : Roy G. D'Andrade
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521459761

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The Development of Cognitive Anthropology by Roy G. D'Andrade Pdf

In an historical account of the growth and development of the field of cognitive anthropology, Roy D'Andrade examines how cultural knowledge is organised within and between human minds. He begins by examining the research carried out during the l950s and l960s which was concerned with how different cultures classify kinship relationships and the natural environment, and then traces the development of more complex and sophisticated cognitive theories of classification in anthropology which took place in the l970s and l980s. In an analysis of more recent developments, the author considers work involving cultural models, emotion, motivation and action. He concludes with a summary of the theoretical perspective of cognitive anthropology.

Author : D. Douglas Caulkins,Ann T. Jordan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118325575

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A Companion to Organizational Anthropology by D. Douglas Caulkins,Ann T. Jordan Pdf

The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropological study of complex organizations Details how organizational theory and research in business has adopted anthropology’s key concept of culture, inspiring new insights into organizational dynamics and development Highlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging from symbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks for studying contemporary organizations Addresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions of multinational corporations and of non-governmental organizations working in the globalizing economy Topics covered include organizational dynamics, entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models and team building, organizational dysfunctions, global networked organizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate culture and social responsibility Presents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth of the field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for the importance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-first century

Author : Didier Fassin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118959503

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A Companion to Moral Anthropology by Didier Fassin Pdf

A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in this important new discipline, examining topics such as the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. Investigates the central legacies of moral anthropology, the formation of moral facts and values, the context of local moralities, and the frontiers between moralities, politics, humanitarianism Features contributions from pioneers in the field of moral anthropology, as well as international experts in related fields such as moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroethics

Author : Stephen A. Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : UOM:39076000830468

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Cognitive Anthropology by Stephen A. Tyler Pdf

Author : William Bechtel,George Graham
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0631218513

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A Companion to Cognitive Science by William Bechtel,George Graham Pdf

Unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to cognitive science.

Author : Stephen A. Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : OCLC:635675764

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Cognitive Anthropology; Readings Edited by Stephen A. Tyler by Stephen A. Tyler Pdf

Author : Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. De Munck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199908042

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Cultural Models by Giovanni Bennardo,Victor C. De Munck Pdf

This book is about cultural models. Cultural models are defined as molar organizations of knowledge. Their internal structure consists of a 'core' component and 'peripheral' nodes that are filled by default values. These values are instantiated, i.e., changed to specific values or left at their default values, when the individual experiences 'events' of any type. Thus, the possibility arises for recognizing and categorizing events as representative of the same cultural model even if they slightly differ in each of their specific occurrences. Cultural models play an important role in the generation of one's behavior. They correlate well with those of others and the behaviors they help shape are usually interpreted by others as intended. A proposal is then advanced to consider cultural models as fundamental units of analysis for an approach to culture that goes beyond the dichotomy between the individual (culture only in mind) and the collective (culture only in the social realm). The genesis of the concept of cultural model is traced from Kant to contemporary scholars. The concept underwent a number of transformations (including label) while it crossed and received further and unique elaborations within disciplines like philosophy, psychology, anthropology, sociology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. A methodological trajectory is outlined that blends qualitative and quantitative techniques that cross-feed each other in the gargantuan effort to discover cultural models. A survey follows of the extensive research about cultural models carried out with populations of North Americans, Europeans, Latino- and Native-Americans, Asians (including South Asians and South-East Asians), Pacific Islanders, and Africans. The results of the survey generated the opportunity to propose an empirically motivated typology of cultural models rooted in the primary difference between foundational and molar types. The book closes with a suggestion of a number of avenues that the authors recognize the research on cultural models could be traversing in the near future.

Author : Roy d' Andrade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123622954

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The Development of Cognitive Anthropology by Roy d' Andrade Pdf

Author : Dessalegn Oulte
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783640879731

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Cognitive Anthropology: Its Evolution and Contemporary Relevance by Dessalegn Oulte Pdf

Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Pedagogy - Science, Theory, Anthropology, , course: Anthropology Tehoery, language: English, abstract: To redefine cogitative anthropology based on the definitions of a range of literature assessed for this paper, it is an idealistic approach, studies the interaction between human thought and human culture. To be specific, it studies how each group of society organize and perceive the physical objects, events, and experiences that make up their world. Cognitive anthropology gives attention how people make sense of reality according to their own indigenous cognitive faculty unlike the anthropologist point of view, known as emic vs. etic theoretical approach. Cognitive anthropology speculates that each culture organizes and understands events material life and ideas to its own standard. Hence, the primary objective of cognitive anthropology is reliably characterizing the underlying logical systems of thought of other people according to criteria, which can be discovered and replicated through analysis (Robertson & Beasley, 2011; Class lecture handout).

Author : Robert A. Segal,Nickolas P. Roubekas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470656563

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion by Robert A. Segal,Nickolas P. Roubekas Pdf

Explore a rigorous but accessible guide to contemporary approaches to the study of religion from leading voices in the field The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion delivers an expert and insightful analysis of modern perspectives on the study of religion across the humanities and the social sciences. Presupposing no knowledge of the approaches examined in the collection, the book is ideal for undergraduate students who have yet to undertake extensive study in the humanities or social sciences. The book includes perspectives from those in fields as diverse as globalization, cognitive science, the study of emotion, law, esotericism, sex and gender, functionalism, terror, the comparative method, modernism, and postmodernism. Many of the topics covered in the book clearly hail from religious studies, while others are grounded in other areas of academia. All of the chapters contained within are written by recognized authors who show how their chosen discipline contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of religion. This book also includes topics like: A comprehensive exploration of multiple approaches to religious study, including anthropology, economics, literature, phenomenology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology A review of various topics germane to the study of religion, including the study of the body, cognitive science, the comparative method, death and the afterlife, law, magic, music, and myth A selection of subjects touching on modern trends in extremism and violence, including chapters on terror and violence, fundamentalism, and nationalism A discussion of the influence of modernism and postmodernism in religion Ideal for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in humanities and social science programs taking courses on religion and myth, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion will also earn a place in the libraries of specialists working in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, History, and Philosophy.

Author : Marvin D. Loflin,James Silverberg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110800050

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Discourse and Inference in Cognitive Anthropology by Marvin D. Loflin,James Silverberg Pdf