R D Coertze
Biographic Data
| ID | 209940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R D Coertze |
| GIVEN NAMES | R D |
| FAMILY NAME | Coertze |
| SIGNATURE | COERTZE R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Succession toBogosiamong the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation
Dealing with a succession dispute among the Batlhako ba Matutu required a study of their politico-administrative structure, their marriage rules and procedures, as well as the genealogical succession of their senior traditional leaders since 1830. Research findings disclosed traditional rules of succession that determine the legitimacy of claims to bogosi and the procedures that must be followed in the designation of a rightful successor. The stu…
Racism and ethnicity
The concepts of biological and social race currently have debatable value. The first has lost much of its former validity through the increase in our knowledge of the genetic characteristics of humankind. This new knowledge does not support the older classifications. ‘Social race’ is a misnomer because its internal cohesion in no way depends on genetic characteristics. Anthropological terminology in English suffers as a result of the rejection, u…
The evaluation of development projects. A South African anthropological perspective
The need to equate development with a process of self-directed westernisation in the present time is explained initially in this discussion. This is followed by a discussion on the involvement of the Ethnological Section of the former Department of Development Aid in passing judgement on the administration of development projects. After enumerating the characteristics qualifying anthropologists to pronounce on the evaluation of development projec…
Racism and ethnicity
The concepts of biological and social race currently have debatable value. The first has lost much of its former validity through the increase in our knowledge of the genetic characteristics of humankind. This new knowledge does not support the older classifications. ‘Social race’ is a misnomer because its internal cohesion in no way depends on genetic characteristics. Anthropological terminology in English suffers as a result of the rejection, u…
The evaluation of development projects. A South African anthropological perspective
The need to equate development with a process of self-directed westernisation in the present time is explained initially in this discussion. This is followed by a discussion on the involvement of the Ethnological Section of the former Department of Development Aid in passing judgement on the administration of development projects. After enumerating the characteristics qualifying anthropologists to pronounce on the evaluation of development projec…
Succession toBogosiamong the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation
Dealing with a succession dispute among the Batlhako ba Matutu required a study of their politico-administrative structure, their marriage rules and procedures, as well as the genealogical succession of their senior traditional leaders since 1830. Research findings disclosed traditional rules of succession that determine the legitimacy of claims to bogosi and the procedures that must be followed in the designation of a rightful successor. The stu…
Racism and ethnicity
The concepts of biological and social race currently have debatable value. The first has lost much of its former validity through the increase in our knowledge of the genetic characteristics of humankind. This new knowledge does not support the older classifications. ‘Social race’ is a misnomer because its internal cohesion in no way depends on genetic characteristics. Anthropological terminology in English suffers as a result of the rejection, u…
Sociology (3 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Cohesion (chemistry (1 works) · Ecological succession (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works)