Everything is relatives

On the life and work of W.H.R. Rivers the anthropologist.

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"Pioneers of social anthropology"
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"This video depicts William Rivers (1864-1922) as one of the most agile minds to influence the early development of anthropology. Originally trained as a doctor, he was asked to join a Cambridge expedition to the Torres Straits north of Australia. As he performed psychological tests on the islanders, he realized the important role played by relatives in the structure and working of these societies. He helped introduce a scientific approach to anthropology, and the new methods were put to the test at the turn of the century in a field study with the "Toda" tribe in southern India."
"On the life and work of W.H.R. Rivers the anthropologist."@en
"William Rivers began his career as a medical doctor. In 1898 he was inveted to join a combridge expedition to study the navives of the Torres Straits, north of Australia. His psychological tests ... made his realise the unexpected importance of relatives in their society. Spencer invented his genealogical method, an important step in putting anthropology on a scientific footing. (...) In 1901 he travelled to the Nilgiri Hills in south India to study the Toda. (...) Rivers spent five months among the Toda, studying every member of the society, an important breakthrough. Rivers behaved as an observer. Even [if] he learned some Toda, he had to rely on interpreters and was, consequently, still distanced from the people he studied."-- Conteneur."
"William Rivers (1864-1922) performed psychological tests on the islanders of the Torres Straits north of Australia and realized the important role of relatives in the structure and working of these societies. Trained as a doctor, he introduced a scientific approach to anthropology."
"Studies the work of Dr. William Rivers whose genealogical research on the Toda culture led to a new scientific approach to anthropology."
"Studies the work of Dr. William Rivers whose genealogical research on the Toda culture led to a new scientific approach to anthropology."@en
"Reviews the life and work of social anthropologist William Rivers. Describes his work among the people of the Torres Straits and the Todas of southern India and how he was led to stress the importance of kinship ties in understanding culture. His efforts to provide anthropology with a sound scientific base are evaluated in detail."
"Reviews the life and work of social anthropologist William Rivers. Describes his work among the people of the Torres Straits and the Todas of southern India and how he was led to stress the importance of kinship ties in understanding culture. His efforts to provide anthropology with a sound scientific base are evaluated in detail."@en
"Reviews the life and work of social anthropologist William Rivers. Describes his work among the people of the Torres Straits and the Todas of southern India and how he was led to stress the importance of kinship ties into understanding culture. His efforts to provide anthropology with a sound scientific base are evaluated in detail."
"William Rivers began his career as a medical doctor. In 1898 he was inveted to join a combridge expedition to study the navives of the Torres Straits, north of Australia. His psychological tests ... made his realise the unexpected importance of relatives in their society. Spencer invented his genealogical method, an important step in putting anthropology on a scientific footing. (...) In 1901 he travelled to the Nilgiri Hills in south India to study the Toda. (...) Rivers spent five months among the Toda, studying every member of the society, an important breakthrough. Rivers behaved as an observer. Even [if] he learned some Toda, he had to rely on interpreters and was, consequently, still distanced from the people he studied."--Conteneur."
"William Rivers, who originally trained as a doctor, did work as a pioneering psychologist in the First World War. This enabled Rivers to bring a scientific approach to anthropology and set the trend for anthropologists to go and visit the cultures rather than staying at home and theorizing."@en
"William Rivers, who originally trained as a doctor, did work as a pioneering psychologist in the First World War. This enabled Rivers to bring a scientific approach to anthropology and set the trend for anthropologists to go and visit the cultures rather than staying at home and theorizing."