A New Look at Navajo Social Organization1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2450049 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Witherspoon (University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-65 |
| Publication date | 1970-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.1970.72.1.02a00070 |
| OpenAlex | W2005674894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 10 |
The concrete social system of the Navajo is ordered by the conceptual or symbolic system. The central symbol of Navajo social organization is motherhood. The symbolic meaning of motherhood is found in life, reproduction, and subsistence. It is expressed in affectionate care and in the giving or providing of food. The basic unit of the concrete social system of the Navajo, the subsistence residential unit, is organized, structured, and integrated by the symbols of motherhood
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Navajo · Psychoanalysis · Reproduction · Social organization · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Symbol (formal · The Symbolic · Unit (ring theory · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Ecology · Gender Studies · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Psychology
The Effects of Regional Variation and Temporal Change on Matrilineal Elements of Navajo Social Organization
Social and Economic Change among the Navajo
Once More to the Fray
Early Navajo Archaeology on McKean Mesa, Denétah
The Origins of Navajo Settlement Patterns∗
Navajo history
The Economic Contributions of Women in a Rural Western Navajo Community
Schneider's Symbolic Culture Theory
Navajo Categories of Objects at Rest
Navajo Social Organization
Dif' G'one'and Semiotic Calquing A Signography of the Linguistic Landscape of the Navajo Nation
Shonto Revisited
Sheep in Navajo Culture and Social Organization1
A New Look at Navajo Social Organization1
Shifting residential and subsistence patterns in a Navajo community
Navajo Inheritance Patterns
Navaho Religion. A Study of Symbolism
Origin Legend of the Navaho Enemy Way
American Kinship
A New Look at Navajo Social Organization1
Time, Resources, and Authority in a Navaho Community1
The Social Consequences of a Dry Well1
Community Organization of the Western Navajo1
Some Sources of Flexibility in Navaho Social Organization
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2014 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |