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Format: 1 online resource (289p.)

ISBN: 9783110889468

Content: This work presents Sapir's most comprehensive statement on the concepts of culture, on method and theory in anthropology and other social sciences, on personality organization, and on the individual's place in culture and society. Extensive discussions on the role of language and other symbolic systems in culture, ethnographic method, and social interaction are also included.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Editor's Introduction -- , Part I: The Concept of Culture -- , 1. The Term “Culture”. Three uses of the term; culture as selection and value -- , 2. The Concept of Culture in the Social Sciences. “Cultural” vs. “social”; methodological and epistemological problems in the social sciences in general, and anthropology in particular -- , 3. Causes of Culture. To what extent do factors such as race, geography, psychology, and economy influence cultural form? -- , 4. Elements of Culture. The contents of culture: trait inventory vs. functional pattern -- , 5. The Patterning of Culture. The configurative point of view; language as example of patterning; an ethnographic example: the Nootka topati – a concept of ‘privilege’ -- , 6. The Development of Culture. Concepts of progress and change; technological, moral, and aesthetic processes; developmental cycles -- , Part II: The Individual's Place in Culture -- , 7. Personality. The individual as bearer of culture; definitions of personality; the psychiatric approach -- , 8. Psychological Types. A review and critique of Jung -- , 9. Psychological Aspects of Culture. The difficulty of delimiting a boundary between personality and culture; attitudes, values, and symbolic structures as cultural patterns; culture as “as-if” psychology; a critique of Benedict and Mead -- , 10. The Adjustment of the Individual in Society. Individual adjustment and neurosis; adjustment to changing social conditions; socialization; can there be a true science of man? the emergence of culture in interpersonal relations -- , 13. The Impact of Culture on Personality. The field of “Culture and Personality”; concluding remarks -- , Part III: Symbolic Structures and Experience (1933-34) -- , 12. Symbolism. Types of symbols; symbols and signs; speech as a symbolic system; symbolism and social psychology; etiquette -- , 13. The Impact of Culture on Personality. The field of “Culture and Personality”; concluding remarks -- , References -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

Subjects: Psychology

DOI: 10.1515/9783110889468

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110889468

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110889468

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