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Patterns of culture / Ruth Benedict ; With a new preface by Margaret Mead.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Sentry edition, 8 | Sentry edition ; 8 Publication details: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1959 [c1934]Description: xvi, 290 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0395083575
  • 9780395083574
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572
LOC classification:
  • GN 506 B463p 1959
Summary: Published in 1934, Patterns of Culture is a foundational work in cultural anthropology. Ruth Benedict explores how cultures develop distinct patterns of behavior, values, and beliefs that shape the personalities and social dynamics of the people within them. She argues that each culture creates its own “personality,” a consistent style of thought and action that influences individuals and society at large. Benedict challenges the idea that any culture’s way of life is inherently superior or universal. Instead, she shows how different cultures develop unique solutions to the problems of human life, resulting in diverse but equally valid patterns.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) GN 506 B463p 1959 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193929

Published in 1934, Patterns of Culture is a foundational work in cultural anthropology. Ruth Benedict explores how cultures develop distinct patterns of behavior, values, and beliefs that shape the personalities and social dynamics of the people within them. She argues that each culture creates its own “personality,” a consistent style of thought and action that influences individuals and society at large.

Benedict challenges the idea that any culture’s way of life is inherently superior or universal. Instead, she shows how different cultures develop unique solutions to the problems of human life, resulting in diverse but equally valid patterns.

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