Folkways : a study of mores, manners, customs and morals
Print Book, English, 2002
Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y., 2002
vii, 692 pages ; 23 cm
9780486424965, 0486424960
49493002
Fundamental notions of the folkways and of the mores
Characteristics of the mores
The struggle for existence
Labor, wealth
Societal selection
Slavery
Abortion, infanticide, killing the old
Cannibalism
Sex mores
The marriage institution
The social codes
Incest
Kinship, blood revenge, primitive justice, peace unions
Uncleanness and the evil eye
The mores can make anything right and prevent condemnation of anything
Sacral harlotry, child sacrifice
Popular sports, exhibitions, drama
Asceticism
Education, history
Life policy, virtue vs. success
Originally published: Boston : Folkways: a study of the sociological importance of usages, manners, customs, mores, and morals : Ginn, 1907