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Folkways: A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
by William Graham Sumner
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
692 pgs including list of books cited and index.
Early posthumous reprint c. 1910 with portrait frontispiece and later addition to the preface by Albert Galloway Keller.
Table of Contents
Preface
I. Fundamental Notions of the Folkways and of the Mores
II. Characteristics of the Mores - 75
III. The Struggle for Existence - 119
IV. Labor, Wealth - 158
V. Societal Selection - 173
VI. Slavery - 261
VII. Abortion, Infanticide, Killing the Old - 308
VIII. Cannibalism - 329
IX. Sex Mores - 342
X. The Marriage Institution - 395
XI. The Social Codes - 417
XII. Incest - 479
XIII. Kinship, Blood Revenge, Primitive Justice, Peace - 493
XIV. Uncleanness and the Evil Eye - 509
XV. The Mores can make Anything Right and prevent Condemnation of Anything - 521
XVI. Sacral Harlotry, Child Sacrifice - 533
XVII. Popular Sports, Exhibitions, Drama - 560
XVIII. Asceticism - 605
XIX. Education, History - 628
XX. Life Policy, Virtue vs. Success - 639
LIST OF BOOKS - 655
INDEX - 671
Condition: very good with clean cover, firm hinges and a sound binding. Fading and light wear to the head and tail of spine. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover (Lawrence F. Van Horn) and early pen and ink inscription on first free endpaper. Occasional small and neatly inscribed penciled notes in text.
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- Title
- Folkways: A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
- Author
- William Graham Sumner
- Format/Binding
- Handsome green cloth boards with gilt titles.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- early reprint edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ginn and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- c. 1910
- Pages
- 692
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- sociology cannibalism slavery incest
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