Relevance of Culture

Inbunden, Engelska, 1989

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Beskrivning

Culture, once a center-stage concept in anthropology, is now being discussed by talk show personalities and journalists and included in a wide range of academic disciplines. In view of the myriad uses and abuse of the concept, The Relevance of Culture sets the record straight through a careful survey of the development of the concept of culture, and the arguments and continuing relevance of it to theoretical discussions. The authors illustrate its roles in such diverse areas as risk and technology, nursing and health care, evolution, criminology, information, economy, geography, and even the uneven the understanding of suicide.Noted shcolars apply their wit and wisdom to illustrate and analyze the role of culture, creating a definitive picture for scholars, beginning students of cultural anthroplogy, and related social sciences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-10-11
Mått:161 x 240 x 19 mm
Vikt:555 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780897891813

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

MORRIS FREILICH is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Is Culture Still Relevant? by Morris Freilich Culture: A Real Base for a Hard Science "Plot" and the Concept of Culture in Historiography by Anthony F. C. Wallace Culture and Collective Action by Mary Douglas Frames of Reference Come From Cultures: A Predictive Theory by Aaron Wildavsky Culture in Its Places: A Humanistic Presentation by Miles Richardson and Robert Dunton Culture and Information Culture: Concept and Phenomenon by Ward Goodenough Information, Technology, and Culture by Judith Perrolle A Darwinian Theory for the Evolution of Symbolic Cultural Traits by Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd Ethnoecology: The Relevance of Cognitive Anthroplogy for Human Ecology by Eugene Hunn Culture and Practical Issues Masked Suicide and Culture by Karen Andriolo Nursing and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century by Sharleen H. Simpson The Relevance of Culture, Science, and Technology Policy by Steven Rayner Proper Rules, Smart Rules, and Police Discretion by Morris Freilich and Frank A. Schubert Index