What can anthropological methods contribute to demography - and how?

Patrick Heady
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Patrick Heady: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Demographic Research, 2007, vol. 16, issue 18, pages 555-558

Abstract: This reflexion focuses on the connection between anthropological fieldwork, quantification and theory - arguing that anthropologists should not content themselves with locally valid explanations, but should contribute to general theories. The paper originated as part of the "round table discussion" at the Workshop on the Anthropological Demography of Europe, held in September 2005.

Keywords: anthropology; demography; life-cycle rituals; psychological universals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)

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