While #Boas and #Geertz highlight the need for balancing structure with agency and cultural nuance, the #FrenchSchoolofSociology profoundly shaped #anthropology by emphasising scientific methods, collective representations, and the interconnectedness of social #systems and #phenomena.

The #FrenchSchoolofSociology (19th century) significantly influenced anthropology through the work of #Durkheim and #Mauss. They advocated for the scientific study of social phenomena, shaping anthropologists’ understanding of #culture, #social structures, and #collective behaviour in societies...⬇

While critiques from #Boas and #Geertz highlight the need for balancing structure with agency and cultural nuance. The #FrenchSchoolofSociology, profoundly shaped #anthropology by emphasising scientific methods, collective representations, and the interconnectedness of social systems and #phenomena.