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Comparing the Structural Features of Four Societies |
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Netsilik Eskimo |
Yanomamo |
Nuer |
Trobrianders |
Culture Area
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Arctic North America |
South America |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Oceania |
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Physical Setting
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Arctic Environment |
Rain Forest |
Savannah |
Tropical Island |
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Population Characteristics
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Settlement Pattern
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Technology
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Subsistence Strategies
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Hunting & Gathering |
Horticulture & Hunting |
Pastoralism |
Horticulture & Fishing |
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Gender Relationships
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Control of Sexuality
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Kinship
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Bilateral kinship |
Patrilineal descent |
Patrilineal descent |
Matrilineal descent |
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Marriage
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Residence Patterns
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Political Organization
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Political Leadership
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Patterns of Conflict & Conflict Resolution
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Religion
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