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anthropological models  

Definition

  • Models are simplified representations of reality that help people to handle the largely undifferentiated mass of stimuli that impinges on their senses. Model, then, is a generic term for any systematic set of guesses or interpretations that people make about their surroundings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Models, Anthropological]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MP6H0KXB-7

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