Bronislaw Malinowski

Klimczuk, Andrzej and Tomczyk, Łukasz (2017): Bronislaw Malinowski. Published in:

Abstract

Bronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist, ethnographer, and sociologist. Malinowski is often considered as a pioneer in the ethnographic field research methods, such as participant observation, interviews, and statistics. His studies focused on beliefs and forms of social organization. Malinowski is often recognized as one of the founders of modern social anthropology and functionalism.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: anthropology; ethnography; functionalism; sociology
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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