Beyond Relativism Comparability in Cultural

This important book tackles the problem of comparing phenomena- social roles, forms of activities, institutions- across cultures.

Robert C. Hunt is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Brandeis University.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Are Cultures Like Apples and Oranges?
A Scientific Cultural Anthropology?	p. 3
Challenges to Comparability	p. 15
Comparability in Natural Science
Dimensions in Natural Science: Length and Temperature	p. 31
The Problem of Objects	p. 59
Comparability in Cultural Anthropology: Dimensions and Objects
Phonology/Phonetics	p. 75
Ethnobiology	p. 85
Labor Productivity in Agriculture	p. 93
Social Organization of Canal Irrigation	p. 105
Kinship and Marriage	p. 129
Can We Compare Apples and Oranges?
We Can Compare Apples and Oranges	p. 155
References Cited	p. 165
Index	p. 177
About the Author	p. 185
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Beyond Relativism Comparability in Cultural Anthropology

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