The Comparative Analysis of Human Societies: Toward Common Standards for Data Collection and Reporting

by Emilio F. Moran (Editor)

Presents standards for data collection and presentation in the social sciences, and discusses units for explaining a social systems's structure and function, relations among studies in a given region or ecosystem, the relationship between physical and social variables, and choosing among alternative measures and protocols. Chapters evaluate groups of alternative measures and propose standards that could apply in the study of topics such as ethnographic reporting, agrarian systems, description of diet, and health status. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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