Terrain is a French
academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
of
ethnology
Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural anthropology, cultural, social anthropolo ...
,
social
Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not.
Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
and
cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The portma ...
(the three terms are not clearly distinguished in France).
Each issue is entirely devoted to a specific theme.
It aims to address both specialists and the educated public; it was initially focused on contemporary France society and then extended to Europe; it also addresses theoretical considerations but with a language accessible to the public.
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Anthropology journals
Cultural journals
Publications established in 1983
Delayed open access journals
Biannual journals
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