TY - JOUR A1 - Heady, Patrick T1 - What can anthropological methods contribute to demography - and how? Y1 - 2007/06/29 JF - Demographic Research JO - Demographic Research SN - 1435-9871 SP - 555 EP - 558 DO - 10.4054/DemRes.2007.16.18 VL - S5 IS - 18 UR - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/18/ L1 - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/18/s5-18.pdf L2 - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/18/s5-18.pdf N2 - This reflexion focuses on the connection between anthropological fieldwork, quantification and theory - arguing that anthropologists should not content themselves with locally valid explanations, but should contribute to general theories. The paper originated as part of the "round table discussion" at the Workshop on the Anthropological Demography of Europe, held in September 2005. ER -