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Revision as of 23:12, 26 August 2015 by Mike Restivo (talk | contribs) (created page for 20th century social anthropologist Gerald Berreman)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Gerald Berreman (1930-2013) was an American anthropologist and ethnographer who was known for his work on the caste system in India, as well as his contributions to the ethical practice of anthropology itself. Berreman spoke out during the Vietnam War era about the working relationship between anthropologists and the CIA. His anthropological work focused on the study of social stratification, in which he drew parallels between racial stratification and inequality in the United States and the caste system in India.
Works
Gerald Berreman (1960) "Caste in India and the United States" in American Journal of Sociology 66:120-127.
Gerald Berreman (1962) "Behind Many Masks: Ethnography and Impression Management in a Himalayan Village." Ithaca, NY: Society for Applied Anthropology.
Gerald Berreman (1972) "Social Categories and Social Interactionism in Urban India" in American Anthropologist 74(3):567-586.
Gerald Berreman (1980) "Social Inequality: A Cross-Cultural Analysis" in Social Inequality: Comparative and Developmental Approaches, pp. 3-40. Ed. Gerald Berreman. New York: Academic Press.
- http://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/GeraldBerreman.html
- http://news.berkeley.edu/2014/01/14/social-anthropologist-gerald-berreman-dies-at-age-83/