Comparing cultures and comparing processes: Diachronic methods in cross-cultural anthropology

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The effectiveness of synchronic and diachronic data in studying cross-cultural anthropology is discussed. Archaeology's unique methodology contributes to cross-cultural anthropology by providing data on past societies as well as by allowing the direct analysis of cultural processes, where synchronic data are best suited for the study of function within a culture, and diachronic data are most suitable for the analysis of processes of change and cultural evolution.

Ethnology, Cultural anthropology, Historical linguistics

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Female status predicts female mate preferences across nonindustrial societies

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The effects of female status on female mate preferences in a subsection of the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample are examined. It is found that domestic authority is linked with greater importance placed on appearance relative to resources, while ritualized female solidarity is linked with lower importance of appearance relative to resources.

Psychological aspects, Married people, Sex differences (Psychology)

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The case for complementarities

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The current circumstances and intellectual mission of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research are discussed. The current challenges to scientific efforts to study humanity stemming from postmodernists are addressed.

Postmodernism

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