Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown was an English Anthropologist born on January 17, 1881. He is known for his contributions to the field of anthropology, including his theories of social structure and function. He is also known for his work on the Andaman Islands and his research on the social organization of Australian Aboriginal societies. His net worth, biography, age, height, family and career updates are available online.
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Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown, an esteemed anthropologist hailing from England, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by 2024. Renowned for his significant contributions to the field of anthropology, Radcliffe-Brown's work has greatly shaped the understanding of social structures and kinship systems. With a distinguished career spanning several decades, his expertise and research have earned him widespread acclaim within academic circles. Despite his intellectual prowess, Radcliffe-Brown is considered a relatively modest figure in terms of wealth, focusing primarily on his professional pursuits and scholarly endeavors.
Social anthropologist known for his leading role in the development of the theory of structural functionalism that believes societies work like an organism on a macro-level that works together and within itself to achieve solidarity and stability as well as its evolution in progression and cultural traditions. He saw institutions as the key to maintaining order within societies globally, similar to how individual organs shape the structure of human anatomy and physiology and individually contribute vital functions individually that are mandatory to the overall maintenance of the entire body's homeostasis.
He was originally named Alfred Reginald Brown but later on in life changed his last name to include his mother's original surname Radcliffe, thus creating his hyphenated last name. He was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham for second school and matriculated for university at the Trinity College, Cambridge graduating with honors.
He was accused of plagiarism by fellow field researcher, author, and academic Daisy Bates, one of the academics that traveled to Western Australia and the Andaman Islands to conduct the fieldwork at the basis of his theories and sociological beliefs about macro societal structure and influence.
He married Winifred Marie Lyon and they had a daughter Mary Cynthia Lyon Radcliffe before becoming estranged later in their marriage. It is uncertain if they were officially divorced or just unofficially separated after just over a decade of marriage.
The French sociologist Emile Durkheim was one of his biggest influences and inspirations.
