Why a Perfect Knowledge of All the Rules One Must Know to Act like a Native Cannot Lead to the Knowledge of How Natives Act
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2997994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin Harris (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 242-251 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.30.4.3629716 |
| OpenAlex | W2326377968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 6 |
Prediction of behavior from a perfect knowledge of native actors' rules of behavior is theoretically impractical for three reasons: etic outputs require etic inputs; for every rule there is an alternative rule; authorities never go unchallenged
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2020 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |