mike, or whoever has the info,
what is the reference information for Jean Lave's critique of Roger
Barker?
Thank you, Patricio.
On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Mike Cole wrote:
>
> Like Bill, I was prompted to think of Roger Barker when Sonja posed the
> question of boundaries vis a vis activities. Barker has been severely
> criticised by Jean Lave, among others, for being too behavioristic. I
> do not find this line of interpretation the most useful one in dealing with
> his ideas. Rather, synomorphs are clearly not point for point closed
> relations, but rather fluid and dynamic relations. The relative density
> of interaction within and between presumed systems provides one way to think
> about borders.
> mike
>
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