Alternate use: see Bronislaw Malinowski (athlete) for the Olympic champion athlete.

Malinowski originated the school of social anthropology known as functionalism, holding the belief that all components of society interlock to form a well-balanced system.

University Positions:

• London School of Economics
• University of London
• Cornell University
• Harvard University
• Yale University

• The Trobriand Islands (1915)
• Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922)
• The Scientific Theory of Culture (1922)
• Magic, Science, and Religion (1948)
• The Dynamics of Culture Change (1961)