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| − | * ''Our Primitive Contemporaries'', | + | * [https://archive.org/download/ourprimitivecont031908mbp/ourprimitivecont031908mbp.pdf ''Our Primitive Contemporaries''], New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934 |
* ''Social organization of Truk'', Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1947 | * ''Social organization of Truk'', Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1947 | ||
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* http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/George_Peter_Murdock | * http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/George_Peter_Murdock | ||
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George Peter Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985) was an American anthropologist who pioneered the cross-cultural analytical method. His work included preparation of cross-cultural data sets, in which he coded hundreds of cultures for a wide variety of variables. His intention was that these would provide the basis for cross-cultural studies by many researchers, as they have. Although his approach appeared somewhat mechanistic, it derived from his view of social science as a whole discipline. He communicated with researchers beyond the strict confines of anthropology, and his data sets were designed to be useful to those investigating many aspects of human society.
Works
- Our Primitive Contemporaries, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934
- Social organization of Truk, Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1947
