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  1. 1884-1942. Polish-born British
  2. anthropologist, one of the founders of the
  3. theory of functionalism in the social
  4. sciences. His study of the peoples of the
  5. Trobriand Islands led him to see customs and
  6. practices in terms of their function in
  7. creating and maintaining social order.
  8.