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

By:

Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948

Contributor(s):

Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 [writer of foreword]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: 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:

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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
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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