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The differences between “tight” and “loose” societies

Trans-action volume 5, pages 37–40 (1968)Cite this article

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  1. University of Minnesota, USA

    Pertii J. Pelto (associate professor of anthropology)

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His field work has included studies of a recently industrialized region of Mexico, a mental hospital in California, white and Indian communities in rural Minnesota, and the Skolt Lapp society in Finnish Lapland. He is the author ofThe Study of Anthropology (1965).

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Pelto, P.J. The differences between “tight” and “loose” societies. Trans-action 5, 37–40 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03180447

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Keywords

  • Indian Community
  • Personality Structure
  • Corporate Ownership
  • Formal Authority
  • Cultural Adaptability