Patterns of Culture
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7605994M
- ISBN-139780618619559
- ISBN-100618619550
- OCLC Control Number65165543
- OCLC Control Numberpatternsofcultur0000bene
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006273414
- Goodreads973859
- LibraryThing80483
Classifications
- LCCGN506.B46 2005
Description
"Unique and important . . . Patterns of Culture is a signpost on the road to a freer and more tolerant life." -- New York Times A remarkable introduction to cultural studies, Patterns of Culture is an eloquent declaration of the role of culture in shaping human life. In this fascinating work, the renowned anthropologist Ruth Benedict compares three societies -- the Zuni of the southwestern United States, the Kwakiutl of western Canada, and the Dobuans of Melanesia -- and demonstrates the diversity of behaviors in them. Benedict's groundbreaking study shows that a unique configuration of traits defines each human culture and she examines the relationship between culture and the individual. Featuring prefatory remarks by Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Louise Lamphere, this provocative work ultimately explores what it means to be human. "That today the modern world is on such easy terms with the concept of culture . . . is in very great part due to this book." -- Margaret Mead "Benedict's Patterns of Culture is a foundational text in teaching us the value of diversity. Her hope for the future still has resonance in the twenty-first century: that recognition of cultural relativity will create an appreciation for 'the coexisting and equally valid patterns of life which mankind has created for itself from the raw materials of existence.'" -- from the new foreword by Louise Lamphere, past president of the American Anthrolopological Association
Description
Offers an analysis of three strongly contrasting primitive civilizations, showing how behavior is influenced by custom and tradition.
First Sentence
ANTHROPOLOGY is the study of human beings as creatures of society.
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