C J Calhoun
Biographic Data
| ID | 4273158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C J Calhoun |
| GIVEN NAMES | C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Calhoun |
| SIGNATURE | CALHOUN C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research
1980). Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research. Social History: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 105-129
The Authority of Ancestors: A Sociological Reconsideration of Fortes's Tallensi in Response to Fortes's Critics
Forte's account of ancestor worship and kinship among the Tallensi has recently been subjected to a variety of criticisms. Most of these have stemmed at least in part from misunderstandings of Fortes. More fundamentally, many have tended to stress cultural categories and terminology to the exclusion of sociological analysis. They have reduced the authority of ancestors to a static set of norms or a seemingly random collection of ritual observance…
Democracy, Autocracy, and Intermediate Associations in Organizations: Flexibility or Unrestrained Change
Organizational participation has often been treated as a matter of securing the involvement of individuals in a more 'democratic' structure. Organizational responsiveness has often been sought in increasing ease and rate of change. These parallel approaches are criticized in this paper as overreactions to a myth of autocratic organization. They give inadequate attention to formal factors which constrain or encourage participation. Both extreme in…
History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal 1
(1978). History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal. Social History: Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 363-373
Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research
1980). Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research. Social History: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 105-129
The Authority of Ancestors: A Sociological Reconsideration of Fortes's Tallensi in Response to Fortes's Critics
Forte's account of ancestor worship and kinship among the Tallensi has recently been subjected to a variety of criticisms. Most of these have stemmed at least in part from misunderstandings of Fortes. More fundamentally, many have tended to stress cultural categories and terminology to the exclusion of sociological analysis. They have reduced the authority of ancestors to a static set of norms or a seemingly random collection of ritual observance…
History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal 1
(1978). History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal. Social History: Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 363-373
Democracy, Autocracy, and Intermediate Associations in Organizations: Flexibility or Unrestrained Change
Organizational participation has often been treated as a matter of securing the involvement of individuals in a more 'democratic' structure. Organizational responsiveness has often been sought in increasing ease and rate of change. These parallel approaches are criticized in this paper as overreactions to a myth of autocratic organization. They give inadequate attention to formal factors which constrain or encourage participation. Both extreme in…
History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal 1
(1978). History, anthropology and the study of communities: Some problems in Macfarlane's proposal. Social History: Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 363-373
Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research
1980). Community: Toward a variable conceptualization for comparative research. Social History: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 105-129
The Authority of Ancestors: A Sociological Reconsideration of Fortes's Tallensi in Response to Fortes's Critics
Forte's account of ancestor worship and kinship among the Tallensi has recently been subjected to a variety of criticisms. Most of these have stemmed at least in part from misunderstandings of Fortes. More fundamentally, many have tended to stress cultural categories and terminology to the exclusion of sociological analysis. They have reduced the authority of ancestors to a static set of norms or a seemingly random collection of ritual observance…
Democracy, Autocracy, and Intermediate Associations in Organizations: Flexibility or Unrestrained Change
Organizational participation has often been treated as a matter of securing the involvement of individuals in a more 'democratic' structure. Organizational responsiveness has often been sought in increasing ease and rate of change. These parallel approaches are criticized in this paper as overreactions to a myth of autocratic organization. They give inadequate attention to formal factors which constrain or encourage participation. Both extreme in…
Sociology (3 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Australian History and Society (1 works) · Autocracy (1 works) · Centralized government (1 works) · Collective action (1 works)