A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays

Title page......Page 1 Preface......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 A Scientific Theory of Culture......Page 9 1 Culture as the Subject of Scientific Investigation......Page 11 II A Minimum definition of Science for the Science for the Humanist......Page 15 III Concepts and Methods of Anthropology......Page 23 IV What is Culture......Page 44 V Theory of Organized Behavior......Page 51 VI The Concrete Isolates of Organized Behavior......Page 60 VII The Functional Analysis of Culture......Page 75 VIII What is Human Nature?......Page 83 IX The Derivation of Cultural Needs......Page 93 X Basic Needs and Cultural Responses......Page 99 XI The Nature of Derived Needs......Page 128 XII The Integrative Imperatives of Human Culture......Page 140 XIII The Instrumentally Implemented Vital Sequence......Page 145 The Functional Theory......Page 153 I Embryology and Obstetrics......Page 155 II General Axioms of Functionalism......Page 158 III Function Defined......Page 163 IV The Rough Road to Functionalism......Page 166 V The Legitimate Isolates of Cultural Analysis......Page 168 VI The Structure of an Institution......Page 170 VII The Concept of Function......Page 176 VIII The Theory of Needs......Page 179 IX Conclusions......Page 183 Sir James Gorge Frazer: A Biographical Appreciation......Page 185 Introduction......Page 187 I The Paradox of Frazer's Personality and Work......Page 189 II Frazer's Position in the Development of Ethnological Theory......Page 195 III Critical Analysis of Some Special Theories......Page 204 IV Whither Anthropology?......Page 219 Index......Page 231 Anthropology Title page 1 Preface 3 Contents 7 A Scientific Theory of Culture 9 1 Culture as the Subject of Scientific Investigation 11 II A Minimum definition of Science for the Science for the Humanist 15 III Concepts and Methods of Anthropology 23 IV What is Culture 44 V Theory of Organized Behavior 51 VI The Concrete Isolates of Organized Behavior 60 VII The Functional Analysis of Culture 75 VIII What is Human Nature? 83 IX The Derivation of Cultural Needs 93 X Basic Needs and Cultural Responses 99 XI The Nature of Derived Needs 128 XII The Integrative Imperatives of Human Culture 140 XIII The Instrumentally Implemented Vital Sequence 145 The Functional Theory 153 I Embryology and Obstetrics 155 II General Axioms of Functionalism 158 III Function Defined 163 IV The Rough Road to Functionalism 166 V The Legitimate Isolates of Cultural Analysis 168 VI The Structure of an Institution 170 VII The Concept of Function 176 VIII The Theory of Needs 179 IX Conclusions 183 Sir James Gorge Frazer: A Biographical Appreciation 185 Introduction 187 I The Paradox of Frazer's Personality and Work 189 II Frazer's Position in the Development of Ethnological Theory 195 III Critical Analysis of Some Special Theories 204 IV Whither Anthropology? 219 Index 231 Anthropology,Functionalism