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This paper attempts to explain why the regulation of sexual affairs in a communally-organized Nigerian utopia was a source of immense strain. Central to the explanation are two contradictions. The first is between community and family identity, which resulted in numerous experiments with the family. The second is between free love and polygyny, both of which were structural principles in the village. From comparisons with other Nigerian villages and utopias beyond Africa, it appears that the problem of regulating sexual affairs is characteristic of utopias in general, and that the explanation of the Nigerian case may be generalizable.

Il y a déjà plusieurs années, Radcliffe‐Brown suggérait que l'on intègre anthropologie sociale et sociologie sous le titre "sociologie comparative." Au cours de ces derníères années, les divisions départementales traditionnelles ont subi de plus en plus d'attaques. Plusieurs éléments quí, paraît‐il, séparent la sociologie de l'anthropologie sociale, après examen, s'avèrent périmés ou illogiques et l'on a en outre, décrit la remarquable similitude de leurs approches théoríques. En dépit d'une compatibilité logique plus nette entre ces disciplines aujourd'hui, il demeure improbable que l'espoir de Radcliffe‐Brown vienne à se réaliser. Cet échec est dû essentíellement à des facteurs non‐rationnels tels que la rigidité de la bureaucratie universitaire et l'opposition au changement dans les départements de sciences sociales.Several years ago Radcliffe‐Brown suggested that social anthropology and sociology should be combined under the term "comparative sociology." In recent years traditional departmental boundaries have come under increased attack. Several factors that supposedly separate social anthropology and sociology are examined and found to be out‐dated or illogical, and their remarkable similar theoretical trends are described. Despite the greater logical compatability between these disciplines today, it is improbable that Radcliffe‐Brown's vision will finally be realized. This is mainly because of nonrational factors such as the rigidity of university bureaucracy and the resistance of social scientists to change.