On the notion of structure

Journal article

Anthropological notions of structure are examined concisely, in the manner of an encyclopaedia entry. From an abstract/logical point of view a structure usually exhibits constant relationships between elements which make up a whole but vary in their content. Anthropologists have applied it in various ways to societies, but also to mentalities or ideologies. Structures need not be binary, and the notion may apply more readily in some societies than in others.

Authors: Allen, N

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Anthropological Society of Oxford
• Journal: Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford (JASO)
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 279-282
• Publication date: 1990-01-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• ISSN: 0044-8370
• Language: English
• Keywords: anthropological history and theory; Structure (in anthropology)
• Subjects: Cognitive anthropology; Social anthropology