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Scale Matters The Quality of Quantity in Human Culture and Sociality

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Scale matters. When conducting research and writing, scholars upscale and downscale. So do the subjects of their work - we scale, they scale. Although scaling is an integrant part of research, we rarely reflect on scaling as a practice and what happens when we engage with it in scholarly work. The c...

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Other Authors: Widlok, Thomas (Editor), Cruz, M. Dores (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2022
Series:Edition Kulturwissenschaft 263
Subjects:
Cultural studies
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Scale and Scaling
Sociality
Cultural Complexity
Hunter-Gatherer Studies
Ethnic Groups
Culture
Social Relations
Science
Cultural Theory
Cultural Anthropology
Ethnology
Sociology of Science
Cultural Studies
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Summary:Scale matters. When conducting research and writing, scholars upscale and downscale. So do the subjects of their work - we scale, they scale. Although scaling is an integrant part of research, we rarely reflect on scaling as a practice and what happens when we engage with it in scholarly work. The contributors aim to change this: they explore the pitfalls and potentials of scaling in an interdisciplinary dialogue. The volume brings together scholars from diverse fields, working on different geographical areas and time periods, to engage with scale-conscious questions regarding human sociality, culture, and evolution. With contributions by Nurit Bird-David, Robert L. Kelly, Charlotte Damm, Andreas Maier, Brian Codding, Elspeth Ready, Bram Tucker, Graeme Warren and others.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (232 p.)
ISBN:9783839460993
9783837660999
Access:Open Access

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