Behavioral Anthropology is a unique introduction, combining an intellectual biography with an explanation of methodological principles. Each chapter deals with a specific methodological issue, such as research design, the role of theory, various strategies for measuring behavior, psychological or situational variables, samples and surveys, and both simple and complex methods of data analysis and interpretation. Graves includes a clear analysis of his distinctive approach to cross-cultural research. He explains how the behavioral anthropological approach gives focus to ethnographic study and illuminates the causes, correlates and consequences of within-group variation in behavior and in changes over time. For those interested in a behavioral and scientific approach to anthropology, this book will be a valuable reference and teaching tool.
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1: What is Behavioral Anthropology? Chapter 3 2: Becoming a Behavioral Anthropologist Chapter 4 3: Measuring Behavior Chapter 5 4: Simple Data Analysis Chapter 6 5: Research Design Chapter 7 6: Measuring Psychological Variables Chapter 8 7: Social Channeling Behavior Chapter 9 8: Samples and Surveys Chapter 10 9: Direct Observations of Behavior Chapter 11 10: A Different Kind of Ethnography Chapter 12 11: Interplay between Theory and Research Chapter 13 12: Multivariate Analysis and Causal Inferences Chapter 14 13: Research and Application Chapter 15 14: Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 16 Appendix A: Navajo Urban Relocation Research Survey Questionnaire Chapter 17 Appendix B: A Test of Need-Achievement for Young Male Navajo Indians, Scoring Manual
