Levi-Strauss: Structuralism and Sociological Theory

C.R. Badcock

ISBN 10: 0091248310 / ISBN 13: 9780091248314

Published by Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1975

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Levi-Strauss: Structuralism and Sociological Theory
• Publisher: Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091248310
• ISBN 13: 9780091248314
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

What is the significance of Structuralism for social science? How original is Lévi-Strauss' contribution to social theory? Is he Marxist? Though Structuralism, and its leading representative Lévi-Strauss, are central to sociology, anthropology and psychology, the complexity of his work and the obscurity of his commentators have often proved a barrier to understanding. Now for the first time, Dr Badcock provides a jargon-free assessment of Lévi-Strauss' place in the tradition of French sociological thought – particularly to predecessors such as Comte, Durkheim and Mauss – discusses his relationship to Marx, Sartre, Freud and Talcott Parsons and provides a concise, non-technical account of his complex ideas on kinship, totenism and myth.