Sol Tax

Biographic Data

ID104283
NAMESol Tax
GIVEN NAMESSol
FAMILY NAMETax
SIGNATURETAX S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS65
TOTAL CITATIONS427
AUTHOR COUNT64
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1937
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX11

  • Horizons of Anthropology

    Leslie G Freeman, Sol TaxBOOKHorizons of Anthropology2017Cited by: 2

    The scientific study of human evolution and culture is about a hundred years old. This volume surveys its achievements and methods. Originally published more than forty years ago, the volume's contributors include people who have shaped anthropology's future. As Gluckman says in his Preface, the contributions "point to the horizons of increasing understanding of man, his evolution and his social setting, as seen by a rising generation of scholars…

  • Traditionalism and the Reassertion of Indianness

    Oren Lyons, Virginia Beavert et al.BOOK2017

    This chapter, originally published in 1954 in "Social Anthropology of North American Tribes," features contributions from Oren Lyons, Virginia Beavert, Francis McKinley, and Sol Tax. It explores the concept of traditionalism and the resurgence of Indian identity within the context of 20th-century societal changes. The authors examine how Indigenous communities navigate the complexities of maintaining their cultural heritage while adapting to mode…

  • Fieldwork

    Peggy Sullivan, R Redfield et al.ARTICLEMan1993

    Between 1934 and 1941, Robert Redfield and Sol Tax developed lines of research that anticipated and guided anthropological investigations of people living in peasant and urban communities. In their work on the urban/rural continuum, ethnic relations, the regional analysis of indigenous economic systems, world view and social change, Redfield and Tax supplied many of the empirical themes and theoretical directions that ethnographers subsequently e…

  • Can World Views Mix

    Sol TaxARTICLEHuman Organization1990Cited by: 3References: 1

    This article explores the challenges and possibilities of integrating diverse worldviews, particularly in the context of cross-cultural understanding and collaboration. Sol Tax argues that while complete fusion of disparate worldviews may be unrealistic, productive coexistence and mutual learning are achievable. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the validity and integrity of different perspectives, even when they appear contradictory or…

  • Pride and Puzzlement

    Sol Tax, TaxARTICLEAnnual Review of Anthropology1988Cited by: 10References: 9

    Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More

  • Reconciling evolution and creation

    Open AccessSol TaxARTICLESociety1983

  • Awards Recognize Contributions

    Open AccessMargaret Mead, Lila Osmundsen et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News1980

  • Currents in Anthropology

    Sol Tax, Robert E Hinshaw et al.BOOKCurrents in Anthropology1980Cited by: 4

  • Anthropology for the Future

    Demitri Β Shimkin, Demitri Shimkin et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization1979Cited by: 1

    Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Demitri Shimkin, Sol Tax; Anthropology for the Future: The Status and Prospects of a Program of International Cooperation. Human Organization 1 September 1979; 38 (3): 326–330. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/humo.38.3.62l2725736424146 Down…

  • The Impact of Urbanization on American Indians

    Open AccessSol TaxARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1978Cited by: 2

    Native Americans are among the few peoples who maintain kinship and sharing cultures which contrast greatly with our large, economically oriented, individualized, impersonal, urbanizing society. Purely material requirements lead to rapidly increasing involvements. The question is "with what effect?" This paper suggests that Indians some how frustrate attempts even to research the question by meth ods which suit the impersonal society. Answers wil…

  • An Anthropological Approach to the Study of the Economic Value of Children in Java and Nepal [and Comments and Reply]

    Moni Nag, Robert Peet et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology1978Cited by: 77References: 3

    This paper seeks to test the assumption of the microeconomic theory of fertility that the economic value of children is a factor influencing fertility behavior of parents in peasant societies. On the basis of anthropological investigation in one village in Java and one in Nepal, the average amount of time spent by children in different types of activities-both household-maintenance and directly productive-is estimated directly. The support provid…

  • Anthropology for the World of the Future

    Sol TaxARTICLEHuman Organization1977Cited by: 4

  • Issues in the Ethics of Research Method

    Simeon W Chilungu, J A Barnes et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology1976Cited by: 11References: 16

    There is a pattern of elements within the Anglo-American structure of thinking and reasoning which affects methods of data collection, data analysis, and systems of information dispersion with respect to studies of non-Western cultures. An argument is built in this paper which maintains that: (1) These same elements hinder some Anglo-American anthropologists from studying their own cultures. They form a pattern which begins with the selection of …

  • A Way to Begin

    Open AccessSol TaxARTICLEAnthropology News1976

  • Action Anthropology

    Sol TaxARTICLECurrent Anthropology1975Cited by: 39

    This article revisits Sol Tax's concept of "action anthropology," reflecting on its historical development and contemporary relevance. Tax advocated for a form of anthropological engagement that moved beyond observation and analysis to active participation in addressing social problems faced by the communities studied. He emphasized collaborative research and intervention, aiming to empower marginalized groups and promote social change. The artic…

  • The Bow and the Hoe

    Sol TaxARTICLECurrent Anthropology1975Cited by: 8

    Although we anthropologists offer a whole-species perspective on social problems, and would like our lessons to be used, until recently our numbers have been too small to permit substantial contributions beyond the academic. Increasing numbers-and increasing threats to the well-being of mankind-provide opportunities for changes in our professional outlook. A point of departure is the continuing presence, in the industrializing world, of both agri…

  • Icaes Book Fair Participation

    Open AccessSol Tax, Michael SaloveshARTICLEAnthropology News1973

  • Vietnam parallels

    Open AccessSol TaxARTICLETrans-action1970References: 1

  • Anthropologists

    Open AccessSol TaxARTICLESociological Bulletin1970

  • The Evolution of Man and Society

    Sol Tax, C D DarlingtonARTICLEMan1970

  • Society, the Individual and National Service

    Sol TaxARTICLECurrent History1968

    Essay| August 01 1968 Society, the Individual and National Service Sol Tax Sol Tax Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago Sol Tax is a field anthropologist with long experience in the field of Indian cultures in Middle and North America. He is Dean of University Extension at the University of Chicago, and was instrumental in arranging the Conference on the Draft held there in 1966. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Pub…

  • Race Relations

    Sol Tax, Michael BantonARTICLEMan1968

  • Penny Capitalism

    Peter C Wright, Sol TaxARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1967

  • Horizons of Anthropology

    J S La Fontaine, Jacqueline Fontaine et al.ARTICLEMan1966Cited by: 9

  • Continuities in Cultural Evolution. Margaret Mead

    Olga Akhmanova, Olga S Akhmanova et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology1966Cited by: 1