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Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
HRAF
is currently available in a web, print and CD-ROM as described
below:
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Web versions -
HRAF
Collection of Ethnography. Includes Outline of Cultural
Materials, 5th revised edition...modified in 1996 and Outline of World
Cultures, 6th revised edition,1983.
HRAF Collection of Archaeology. -
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Print version
- Located in Reference, these microfiche
files contain ethnographic data on approximately 325 primitive,
historical, and contemporary cultures around the world. They are
arranged by ethnic group, and within the group by particular aspects
of the culture, such as clothing, housing, religion, social relations,
etc.
The microfiche reproduce the primary research reports, sometimes in
longhand. This is the fundamental primary source in anthropology. For
further assistance in obtaining the information in HRAF, consult the
following sources located with the HRAF microfiche: Outline of
Cultural Materials, Outline of World Cultures, Nature
and Use of HRAF Files: A Research and Teaching Guide, and HRAF
Handbook.
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CD-ROM version
- Selected cultural information is also
available on CD-ROM: The HRAF Ethnographic Database, and the Cross
Cultural CD: Volume I, part 1 Human Sexuality, part 2 Marriage.
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