Re: what to call them

Eric Silverman (ERICS@DEPAUW.EDU)
Wed, 11 Jan 1995 09:27:15 -0500

I often use the terms: kinship-based societies; small-scale societies;
fourth-world societies (in Graburn's sense); and traditional-societies.
I find that kinship-based societies often is most useful, especially
when talking about change.

Eric SIlverman