Special Issue on Cultural Materialism

Cultural Materialism is an anthropological research orientation and first introduced by Marvin Harris in his 1968 book The Rise of Anthropological Theory. Cultural materialism embraces three anthropological schools of thought, cultural materialism, cultural evolution and cultural ecology. Cultural materialism explains cultural similarities and differences as well as models for cultural change within a societal framework consisting of three distinct levels: infrastructure, structure and superstructure. Cultural Materialists believe that all societies operate according to model in which production and reproduction dominate and determine the other sectors of culture effectively serving as the driving forces behind all cultural development.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring cultural materialism. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Cultural materialism
• Cultural evolution
• Cultural ecology
• Cultural similarities and differences
• Society's infrastructure, structure, and superstructure
• Culture Development and Ethnicity Evolution

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Cultural Materialism” should be chosen during your submission.

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