I. C. Jarvie
2 Papers
11 Citations
I. C. Jarvie is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: The Symbolic & Situational ethics. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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On the Limits of Symbolic Interpretation in Anthropology [and Comments and Reply]
I. C. Jarvie,Myron J. Aronoff,Joseph William Bastien,K. O. L. Burridge,Shlomo Deshen,Lee Drummond,F. Allan Hanson,Carole E. Hill,Roger Joseph,Edmund Leach,Arthur G. Miller,C. Patrick Morris,S. Nagata,Renato Rosaldo,W. G. Studdert-Kennedy,Roy Willis +15 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that the symbolic reading involves projection of hidden meanings which have not been intentionally put there, and that even when the intellectual content is false or absurd, it can be meant literally, and perform a social function precisely because of this.
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Situational Logic, Social Structure, and Highland Burma [and Comments and Reply]
J. I. Prattis,James Baltaxe,Georg Elwert,P. L. Geschiere,I. C. Jarvie,Kambe Takenori,Edmund Leach,Tom McFeat,Martin Orans,George Park +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the theoretical gap between micro and macro levels of sociological analysis is handled by a concept set that integrates normative and transactional analyses of social phenomena, which refers to an actor's location in social structure and access to power and resources.
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