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Clark Wissler and the Development of Anthropology in the United States
Author(s) -
Freed Stanley A.,
Freed Ruth S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1983.85.4.02a00040
Subject(s) - nomothetic , notice , anthropology , nomothetic and idiographic , applied anthropology , sociology , history , epistemology , philosophy , political science , law
Wissler receives scant notice today although he was a major figure in American anthropology. During the decades when the historical particularism of Franz Boas dominated American cultural anthropology, Wissler's theories provided a nomothetic alternative. His theories are in current use in various guises. The importance of Wissler has been obscured to some extent because he is often misclassified as a Boasian. However, he consciously worked outside of Boas's influence.