Patterns of Culture Benedict RuthPaperback
Patterns of Culture Benedict RuthPaperback "Unique and important . . . In this fascinating work, the renowned anthropologist Ruth Benedict compares three societies -- the Zuni of the southwestern…
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Patterns of Culture Benedict RuthPaperback
"Unique and important . . . 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. Patterns of Culture is a signpost on the road to a freer and more tolerant life." -- New York TimesA remarkable introduction to cultural studies, Patterns of Culture is an eloquent declaration of the role of culture in shaping human life.
Featuring prefatory remarks by Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Louise Lamphere, this provocative work ultimately explores what it means to be human. 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. "That today the modern world is on such easy