The Origin of the Inequality of the Social Classes [Hardcover]

Originally published in 1938, The Origin of the Inequality of the Social Classespresents ethnological research into how rank and inequality has been created or formed in various societies. This study especially focuses on recent changes in aboriginal cultures with particular attention paid to the Kiwai Papuans of British New Guinea whom Landtman researched extensively from 1910-1912. This title will be of interest to students of Sociology and Anthropology.

 Preface;  Part A: The Primary Causes of Social Inequality;  1. Equality of Rank Prevailing Among the Lowest Races  2. The Position of Women and Children  Age Classes  3. Social Differentiation Through Personal Qualities  4. Wealth as Influencing Social Differentiation  5. Social Differentiation as Influenced by the Development of Trades  6. Social Differentiation as Influenced by the Development of Trades (Concluded)  7. Social Inequality Caused by the Amalgamation of Tribes;  Part B: The Origin of Priesthood;  8. Introduction  The Human Need of Mediators with the Preternatural World  9. The First Appearance of Priests  10. Qualifications Required by Aspirants to Priesthood  Initiation of Priests  11. How Priests Gain Reputation  Origin of Priesthood as a Distinct Order  12. Classification of Priests and Distribution of Priestly Functions;  Part C: The Origin of Slavery;  13. Theory  Intra-Tribal Slavery  14. Extra-Tribal Slavery- Enslavement through Captivity in War  15. Further Sources of Slavery  Classification of the Slave Order;  Part D: The Origin of Nobility;  16. Nobility or the Upper Free Class-Concluding Observations Regarding the Main Classes;  Part E: The Origin of Government  17. Council of the Inl#&