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by Khaver on June 12th, 2006

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What is Edmund Leach's "British Structuralism"?

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  • by prustage on June 23rd, 2006

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    British Structuralism was based on Levi-Strauss' Structuralism but was more empirical in approach. Leach believed in a starting point of detailed, extensive and above all accurate data from the societies he was studying - L-S tended to theorise first then find supporting data after. Based on accurate data Leach formulated theories that were in stark contrast to Levi-Strauss. The most notable differences were that whereas L-S beleived that societies divided themselves into opposites and maintained stability by exchanging wealth and prestige between them, Leach believed that social groupings were more complex and that they could easily become unstable.

    A much better description than mine can be found here >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_anthropology#British_Neo-Structuralism

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