The Limitations of the Comparative Method of Anthropology

Boas, F. (1896). The Limitations of the Comparative Method of Anthropology. Science, 4(103), 901-908.

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Journal article

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Year

1896

DOI

10.1126/science.4.103.901

Link

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.4.103.901

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sociology_anthropology

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• Cultural Diffusion
  • Boas's 1896 critique of the comparative method questioned whether cultural similarities across remote societies arise from independent invention or from diffusion, establishing the distinction as foundational

    This sourceCritiques the comparative method and frames whether cross-cultural similarities arise from independent invention or diffusion.

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