The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi
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The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi is a classic anthropological monograph that analyzes kinship, lineage, and social organization among the Tallensi people of northern Ghana.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23433308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi Context triple: [Meyer Fortes, notableWork, The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi]
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A.
Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island
"Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island" is an ethnographic study that examines the kinship, social organization, and cultural life of the small Polynesian community on the island of Anuta.
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B.
Atyap Traditional Authority
Atyap Traditional Authority is the customary governing institution of the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, overseeing their cultural, social, and traditional affairs under the leadership of a paramount chief.
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C.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
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D.
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 comedy film in which an anthropologist fakes the discovery of a lost New Guinea tribe, featuring Jenna Elfman in a prominent role.
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E.
Tchambuli society
Tchambuli society is an indigenous community from Papua New Guinea whose gender roles and social organization were famously analyzed by Margaret Mead to challenge Western assumptions about sex and temperament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi Target entity description: The Dynamics of Clanship among the Tallensi is a classic anthropological monograph that analyzes kinship, lineage, and social organization among the Tallensi people of northern Ghana.
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A.
Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island
"Anuta: Social Structure of a Polynesian Island" is an ethnographic study that examines the kinship, social organization, and cultural life of the small Polynesian community on the island of Anuta.
-
B.
Atyap Traditional Authority
Atyap Traditional Authority is the customary governing institution of the Atyap people in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, overseeing their cultural, social, and traditional affairs under the leadership of a paramount chief.
-
C.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
-
D.
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 comedy film in which an anthropologist fakes the discovery of a lost New Guinea tribe, featuring Jenna Elfman in a prominent role.
-
E.
Tchambuli society
Tchambuli society is an indigenous community from Papua New Guinea whose gender roles and social organization were famously analyzed by Margaret Mead to challenge Western assumptions about sex and temperament.
- F. None of above. chosen
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