Benedict, Ruth,  1887-1948 <br/><br/>
Patterns of culture / 
Ruth Benedict ; With a new preface by Margaret Mead. 
 - Boston, Mass. :   Houghton Mifflin,  1959 [c1934] 
 - xvi, 290 pages ;  21 cm. 
 - Sentry edition, 8 .
 - Sentry edition   8  .
<br/><br/> 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.<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0395083575 9780395083574  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>61019375  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Culture.<br/>Cultura<br/>Ethnopsychology.<br/>Etnopsicología <br/>Etnología --Papúa Nueva Guinea<br/>Zuni Indians.<br/>Indios Zunis <br/>Kwakiutl Indians.<br/>Indios Kwakiutl <br/>Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--Dobu Island.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Dobu Island (Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.<br/>Isla Dobu (Papúa Nueva Guinea) --Vida social y costumbres 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN 506  / B463p 1959 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>572