Theory of Culture Change: THE METHODOLOGY OF MULTILINEAR EVOLUTION

By Julian Haynes Steward

Book Overview

"In a collection of papers spanning
some 20 years of work, Steward argues persuasively that cultural change
consists of complex, continuing processes, rather than isolable acts or
events of unitary character ('diffusion' versus 'independent invention')....
With the increasing preponderance of studies of cultural change in archaeology
as well as anthropology this volume assumes as much importance for the prehistorian
as for the student of contemporary societies."
-- American Antiquity

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252002954
• ISBN13: 9780252002953
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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Culture Change as a Continuous Process

From back cover: "In a collection of paper spanning some 20 years of work, Steward argues persuasively that cultural changes consists of complex, continuing processes, rather than isolable acts or events of unitary character." - American Antiquity **** Chapters Include I - INTRODUCTION II - CONCEPTS AND METHODS 1 - Multilinear Evolution: Evolution and Process 2 - The Concept and Method of Cultural Ecology 3 - Levels of Sociocultural Integration: An Operational Concept 4 - National Sociocultural Systems 5 - Culture Area and Culture Type in Aboriginal America: Methodological Considerations III - SUBSTANTIVE APPLICATIONS 6 - The Great Basin Shoshonean Indians: An Example of a Family Level of Sociocultural Integration 7 - The Patrilineal Band 8 - The Composite Hunting Band 9 - Lineage to Clan: Ecological Aspects of Southwestern Society 10 - Variation in Ecological Adaptation: The Carrier Indians 11 - Development of Complex Societies: Cultural Causality and Law: A Trail Formulation of the Development of Early Civilization 12 - Analysis of Complex Contemporary Societies: Culture Patterns of Puerto Rico