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100 ORIENTATION

101 Identification

102 Maps

103 Place Names

104 Glossary

105 Cultural Summary

106 Coded Data

107 Diagnostic Material Attributes

150 BEHAVIOR PROCESSES AND PERSONALITY

151 Sensation and Perception

152 Drives and Emotions

153 Modification of Behavior

154 Adjustment Processes

155 Personality Development

156 Social Personality

157 Personality Traits

158 Personality Disorders

159 Life History Materials

110 BIBLIOGRAPHY

111 Bibliography of Documents in the HRAF Collection

112 Additional Bibliography

113 Information Sources Listed in Other Works

114 Reviews and Critiques

115 Informants

116 Complete Text of HRAF Documents

117 Field Data

118 Fiction

119 Artifact and Archive Collections

160 DEMOGRAPHY

161 Population

162 Composition of Population

163 Birth Statistics

164 Morbidity

165 Mortality

166 Internal Migration

167 External Migration

168 Population Policy

120 METHODOLOGY

121 Theoretical Orientation in Research and Its Results

122 Practical Preparations in Conducting Fieldwork

123 Observational Role in Research

124 Interviewing In Research

125 Tests and Schedules Administered In the Field

126 Recording and Collecting In the Field

127 Historical and Archival Research

128 Organization and Analysis of Results of Research

129 Archaeological Survey Methods

1210 Archaeological Excavation Methods

1211 Dating Methods in Archaeology

1212 Laboratory Analysis of Materials Other Than Dating Methods in Archaeology

170 HISTORY AND CULTURE CHANGE

171 Distributional Evidence

172 Prehistory

173 Traditional History

174 Historical Reconstruction

175 Recorded History

176 Innovation

177 Acculturation and Culture Contact

178 Sociocultural Trends

179 Economic Planning and Development

130 GEOGRAPHY

131 Location

132 Climate

133 Topography and Geology

134 Soil

135 Mineral Resources

136 Fauna

137 Flora

138 Post Depositional Processes

180 TOTAL CULTURE

181 Ethos

182 Functional and Adaptational Interpretations

183 Norms

184 Cultural Participation

185 Cultural Goals

186 Cultural Identity and Ethnocentrism

140 HUMAN BIOLOGY

141 Anthropometry

142 Physical Descriptions

143 Genetics

144 Racial Affinities

145 Ontogenetic Data

146 Nutrition

147 Physiological Data

190 LANGUAGE

191 Speech

192 Vocabulary

193 Grammar

194 Phonology

195 Sociolinguistics

196 Semantics

197 Linguistic Identification

198 Special Languages



200 COMMUNICATION

201 Gestures and Signs

202 Non-electronic Transmission of Messages

203 Dissemination of News and Information

204 Press

205 Mail

206 Telephone and Telegraph

207 Radio and Television

208 Public Opinion

209 Proxemics

2010 Internet Communications

250 FOOD PROCESSING

251 Preservation and Storage of Food

252 Food Preparation

253 Meat Packing Industry

254 Refrigeration Industry

255 Canning Industry

256 Cereal Industry

257 Confectionery Industries

258 Miscellaneous Food Processing and Packing Industries

210 RECORDS

211 Mnemonic Devices

212 Writing

213 Printing

214 Publishing

215 Photography

216 Audiovisual Records and Equipment

217 Archives

218 Writing and Printing Supplies

260 FOOD CONSUMPTION

261 Gratification and Control of Hunger

262 Diet

263 Condiments

264 Eating

265 Food Service Industries

266 Cannibalism

220 FOOD QUEST

221 Annual Cycle

222 Collecting

223 Fowling

224 Hunting and Trapping

225 Marine Hunting

226 Fishing

227 Fishing Gear

228 Marine Industries

270 DRINK, DRUGS, AND INDULGENCE

271 Water and Thirst

272 Nonalcoholic Beverages

273 Alcoholic Beverage's

274 Beverage Industries

275 Drinking Establishments

276 Narcotics and Stimulants

277 Tobacco Industry

278 Pharmaceuticals

230 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

231 Domesticated Animals

232 Applied Animal Science

233 Pastoral Activities

234 Dairying

235 Poultry Raising

236 Wool Production

237 Animal By-Products

280 LEATHER, TEXTILES, AND FABRICS

281 Work in Skins

282 Leather Industry

283 Cordage

284 Knots and Lashings

285 Mats and Basketry

286 Woven Fabrics

287 Nonwoven Fabrics

288 Textile Industries

289 Paper Industry

240 AGRICULTURE

241 Tillage

242 Agricultural Science

243 Cereal Agriculture

244 Vegetable Production

245 Arboriculture

246 Forage Crops

247 Floriculture

248 Textile Agriculture

249 Special Crops

290 CLOTHING

291 Normal Garb

292 Special Garments

293 Paraphernalia

294 Clothing Manufacture

295 Special Clothing Industries

296 Garment Care



300 ADORNMENT

301 Ornament

302 Toilet

303 Manufacture of Toilet Accessories

304 Mutilation

305 Beauty Specialists

306 Jewelry Manufacture

350 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BLDGS

351 Grounds

352 Furniture

353 Interior Decoration and Arrangement

354 Heating and Lighting Equipment

355 Miscellaneous Building Equipment

356 Housekeeping

357 Domestic Service

358 Maintenance of Nondomestic Buildings

310 EXPLOITATIVE ACTIVITIES

311 Land Use

312 Water Supply

313 Lumbering

314 Forest Products

315 Oil and Gas Wells

316 Mining and Quarrying

317 Special Deposits

318 Environmental Quality

360 SETTLEMENTS

361 Settlement Patterns

362 Housing

363 Streets and Traffic

364 Sanitary Facilities

365 Public Utilities

366 Commercial Facilities

367 Parks

368 Miscellaneous Facilities

369 Urban and Rural Life

320 PROCESSING OF BASIC MATERIALS

321 Bone, Horn, and Shell Technology

322 Woodworking

323 Ceramic Technology

324 Lithic Industries

325 Metallurgy

326 Smiths and Their Crafts

327 Iron and Steel Industry

328 Nonferrous Metal Industries

370 ENERGY AND POWER

371 Power Development

372 Fire

373 Light

374 Heat

375 Thermal Power

376 Water Power

377 Electric Power

378 Atomic Power

379 Miscellaneous Power Production

330 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

331 Construction

332 Earth Moving

333 Masonry

334 Structural Steel Work

335 Carpentry

336 Plumbing

337 Electrical Installation

338 Miscellaneous Building Trades

339 Building Supplies Industries

380 CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

381 Chemical Engineering

382 Petroleum and Coal Products Industries

383 Rubber Industries

384 Synthetics Industries

385 Industrial Chemicals

386 Paint and Dye Manufacture

387 Fertilizer Industry

388 Soap and Allied Products

389 Manufacture of Explosives

340 STRUCTURES

341 Architecture

342 Dwellings

343 Outbuildings

344 Public Structures

345 Recreational Structures

346 Religious and Educational Structures

347 Business Structures

348 Industrial Structures

349 Miscellaneous Structures

390 CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRIES

391 Hardware Manufacture

392 Machine Industries

393 Electrical Supplies Industry

394 Manufacture of Heating and Lighting Appliances

395 Manufacture of Optical and Photographic Equipment

396 Shipbuilding

397 Railway Equipment Industry

398 Manufacture of Vehicles

399 Aircraft Industry



400 MACHINES

401 Mechanics

402 Industrial Machinery

403 Electrical Machines and Appliances

404 Household Machines and Appliances

405 Weighing, Measuring, and Recording Machines

406 Weigh-moving Machinery

407 Agricultural Machinery

450 FINANCE

451 Accounting

452 Credit

453 Banking

454 Saving and Investment

455 Speculation

456 Insurance

457 Foreign Exchange

458 Business Cycles

410 TOOLS AND APPLIANCES

411 Weapons

412 General Tools

413 Special Tools

414 Miscellaneous Hardware

415 Utensils

416 Appliances

417 Apparatus

460 LABOR

461 Labor and Leisure

462 Division of Labor by Gender

463 Occupational Specialization

464 Labor supply and Employment

465 Wages and Salaries

466 Labor Relations

467 Labor Organization

468 Collective Bargaining

420 PROPERTY

421 Property System

422 Property in Movables

423 Real Property

424 Incorporeal Property

425 Acquisition and Relinquishment of Property

426 Borrowing and Lending

427 Renting and Leasing

428 Inheritance

429 Administration

470 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

471 Ownership and Control of Capital

472 Individual Enterprise

473 Corporate Organization

474 Cooperative Organization

475 State Enterprise

476 Mutual Aid

477 Competition

430 EXCHANGE

431 Gift Giving

432 Buying and Selling

433 Production and Supply

434 Income and Demand

435 Price and Value

436 Medium of Exchange

437 Exchange Transactions

438 Domestic Trade

439 Foreign Trade

480 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

481 Locomotion

482 Burden Carrying

483 Weight Moving

484 Travel

485 Travel Services

486 Regulation of Travel

487 Routes

488 Warehousing

489 Transportation

440 MARKETING

441 Mercantile Business

442 Wholesale Marketing

443 Retail Marketing

444 Retail Businesses

445 Service Industries

446 Sales Promotion

447 Advertising

490 LAND TRANSPORT

491 Highways and Bridges

492 Animal Transportation

493 Vehicles

494 Highway Transportation

495 Auxiliary Highway Services

496 Railways

497 Rail Transport

498 Terminal Facilities

499 Highway and Railway Construction



500 WATER, AIR and SPACE TRANSPORTATION

501 Boats

502 Water Navigation

503 Waterways Improvements

504 Port Facilities

505 Water Transport

506 Aircraft

507 Aviation

508 Airport Facilities

509 Air Transport

550 INDIVIDUATION AND MOBILITY

551 Personal Names

552 Names of Animals and Things

553 Naming

554 Status, Role, and Prestige

555 Talent Mobility

556 Accumulation of Wealth

557 Manipulative Mobility

558 Downward Mobility

510 LIVING STANDARDS AND ROUTINES

511 Standard of Living

512 Daily Routine

513 Sleeping

514 Elimination

515 Personal Hygiene

516 Postures

517 Leisure Time Activities

560 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

561 Age stratification

562 Gender Status

563 Ethnic Stratification

564 Castes

565 Classes

566 Serfdom and Peonage

567 Slavery

520 RECREATION

521 Conversation

522 Humor

523 Hobbies

524 Games

525 Gambling

526 Athletic Sports

527 Rest Days and Holidays

528 Vacations

529 Recreational Facilities

570 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

571 Social Relationships and Groups

572 Friendships

573 Cliques

574 Visiting and Hospitality

575 Sodalities

576 Etiquette

577 Ethics

578 Ingroup Antagonisms

579 Brawls, Riots and Banditry

530 ARTS

531* Decorative Art

532* Representative Art

533 Music

534 Musical Instruments

535 Dancing

536 Drama

537 Oratory

538* Literature

539* Literary Texts

5310 Verbal Arts

5311 Visual Arts

580 MARRIAGE

581 Basis of Marriage

582 Regulation of Marriage

583 Mode of Marriage

584 Arranging a Marriage

585 Nuptials

586 Termination of Marriage

587 Secondary Marriages

588 Irregular Unions

589 Celibacy

540 COMMERCIALIZED ENTERTAINMENT

541 Spectacles

542 Commercialized Sports

543 Exhibitions

544 Public Lectures

545 Musical and Theatrical Productions

546 Motion Picture Industry

547 Night Clubs and Cabarets

548 Organized Vice

549 Art and Recreational Supplies Industries

590 FAMILY

591 Residence

592 Household

593 Family relationships

594 Nuclear Family

595 Polygamy

596 Extended Families

597 Adoption



600 KINSHIP

601 Kinship Terminology

602 Kin Relationships

603 Grandparents and Grandchildren

604 Avuncular and Nepotic Relatives

605 Cousins

606 Parents-in-Law and Children-in-Law

607 Siblings-in-Law

608 Artificial Kin Relationships

609 Behavior toward Nonrelatives

650 GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES

651 Taxation and Public Income

652 Public Finance

653 Public Works

654 Research and Development

655 Government Enterprises

656 Government Regulation

657 Public Welfare

658 Public Education

659 Miscellaneous Government Activities

610 KIN GROUPS

611 Rule of Descent

612 Kindreds and Ramages

613 Lineages

614 Sibs

615 Phratries

616 Moieties

617 Bilinear Kin Groups

618 Clans

619 Tribe and Nation

660 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

661 Exploitation

662 Political Intrigue

663 Public Service

664 Pressure Politics

665 Political Parties

666 Elections

667 Political Machines

668 Political Movements

669 Revolution

620 COMMUNITY

621 Community Structure

622 Headmen

623 Councils

624 Local Officials

625 Police

626 Social Control

627 Informal Ingroup Justice

628 Inter-community Relations

629 Inter-ethnic Relations

670 LAW

671 Legal Norms

672 Liability

673 Wrongs

674 Crime

675 Contracts

676 Agency

630 TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

631 Territorial Hierarchy

632 Towns

633 Cities

634 Districts

635 Provinces

636 Dependencies

680 OFFENSES AND SANCTIONS

681 Sanctions

682 Offenses against Life

683 Offenses Against the Person

684 Sex and Marital Offenses

685 Property Offenses

686 Nonfulfillment of Obligations

687 Offenses against the State

688 Religious Offenses

689 Social Offenses

640 STATE

641 Citizenship

642 Constitution

643 Chief Executive

644 Executive Household

645 Cabinet

646 Parliament

647 Administrative Agencies

648 International Relations

690 JUSTICE

691 Litigation

692 Judicial Authority

693 Legal and Judicial Personnel

694 Initiation of Judicial Proceedings

695 Trial Procedure

696 Execution of Justice

697 Prisons and Jails

698 Special Courts



700 ARMED FORCES

701 Military Organization

702 Recruitment and Training

703 Discipline and Morale

704 Ground Combat Forces

705 Supply and Commissariat

706 Navy

707 Air Force

708 Auxiliary Corps

750 SICKNESS

751 Preventive Medicine

752 Bodily Injuries

753 Theory of Disease

754 Sorcery

755 Magical and Mental Therapy

756 Psychotherapists

757 Medical Therapy

758 Medical Care

759 Medical Personnel

710 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

711 Military Engineering

712 Military Installations

713 Ordnance

714 Uniform and Accouterment

715 Military Vehicles

716 Naval Vessels

717 Military Aircraft

718 Special Military Equipment

719 Munitions Industries

760 DEATH

761 Life and Death

762 Suicide

763 Dying

764 Burial Practices

765 Mourning

766 Special Mortuary Practices

767 Mortuary Specialists

768 Social Readjustments to Death

769 Cult of the Dead

720 WAR

721 Instigation of War

722 Wartime Adjustments

723 Strategy

724 Logistics

725 Tactics

726 Warfare

727 Aftermath of Combat

728 Peacemaking

729 War Veterans

770 RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

771 General Character of Religion

772 Cosmology

773 Mythology

774 Animism

775 Eschatology

776 Spirits and Gods

777 Luck and Chance

778 Sacred Objects and Places

779 Theological Systems

730 SOCIAL PROBLEMS

731 Disasters

732 Handicapped

733 Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

734 Invalidism

735 Poverty

736 Dependency

737 Old Age Dependency

738 Delinquency

780 RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

781 Religious Experience

782 Propitiation

783 Purification and Expiation

784 Avoidance and Taboo

785 Asceticism

786 Orgies

787 Revelation and Divination

788 Ritual

789 Magic

740 HEALTH AND WELFARE

741 Philanthropic Foundations

742 Medical Research

743 Hospitals and Clinics

744 Public Health and Sanitation

745 Social Insurance

746 Public Assistance

747 Private Welfare Agencies

748 Social Work

790 ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION

791 Magicians and Diviners

792 Holy Men

793 Priesthood

794 Congregations

795 Sects

796 Organized Ceremonial

797 Missions

798 Religious Intolerance



800 NUMBERS AND MEASURES

801 Numerology

802 Numeration

803 Mathematics

804 Weights and Measures

805 Ordering of Time

850 INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

851 Social Placement

852 Ceremonial During Infancy and Childhood

853 Infant Feeding

854 Infant Care

855 Child Care

856 Development and Maturation

857 Childhood Activities

858 Status of Children

810 EXACT KNOWLEDGE

811 Logic

812 Philosophy

813 Scientific Method

814 Humanistic Studies

815 Pure Science

816 Applied Science

860 SOCIALIZATION

861 Techniques of Inculcation

862 Weaning and Food Training

863 Cleanliness Training

864 Sex Training

865 Aggression Training

866 Independence Training

867 Transmission of Cultural Norms

868 Transmission of Skills

869 Transmission of Beliefs

820 IDEAS ABOUT NATURE AND MAN

821 Ethnometeorology

822 Ethnophysics

823 Ethnogeography

824 Ethnobotany

825 Ethnozoology

826 Ethnoanatomy

827 Ethnophysiology

828 Ethnopsychology

829 Ethnosociology

870 EDUCATION

871 Educational System

872 Elementary Education

873 Liberal Arts Education

874 Vocational Education

875 Teachers

876 Educational Theory and Methods

877 Students

830 SEX

831 Sexuality

832 Sexual Stimulation

833 Sexual Intercourse

834 General Sex Restrictions

835 Kinship Regulation of Sex

836 Premarital Sex Relations

837 Extramarital Sex Relations

838 Homosexuality

839 Miscellaneous Sex Behavior

880 ADOLESCENCE, ADULTHOOD, AND OLD AGE

881 Puberty and Initiation

882 Status of Adolescents

883 Adolescent Activities

884 Majority

885 Adulthood

886 Senescence

887 Activities of the Aged

888 Status and Treatment of the Aged

840 REPRODUCTION

841 Menstruation

842 Conception

843 Pregnancy

844 Childbirth

845 Difficult and Unusual births

846 Postnatal Care

847 Abortion and Infanticide

848 Illegitimacy

890 GENDER ROLES AND ISSUES



900 TEXTS

901 Texts in the Language of the Culture or Ethnic Group

902 Texts Translated into English

903 Interlinear Translations

910 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS

911 Chronologies and Culture Sequences

912 Cultural Stratigraphy

913 Functional Specialization

914 Typologies and Classification

915 Archaeological Inventories

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