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A measure of technological level for the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample
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Eff, E. Anthon; Maiti, Abhradeep
Technology differs from other features of culture in that the Boasian stance of cultural relativism seems less binding: one can argue that the technology of one society is superior or inferior to the technology of another. This comparison is possible because technological change-as described by S.C. Gilfillan, Clarence Ayres, and Jane Jacobs-operates through the process of combining existing elements of technology to create new elements. Technology is therefore cumulative, so that a more advanced technology contains more elements than a less advanced. We exploit this cumulative nature of technology to create a measure of technological level for the 186 ethnographically known societies in the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample.
2013
World Cultures eJournal
19/1
Eff, E. Anthon; Maiti, Abhradeep
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