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23 produkter
The Psychology of Cultural Experience
Av Carmella C. Moore, Holly F. Mathews
Häftad, 2001
732 kr
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The essays in this volume, first published in 2001, focus upon the relationship of individual experience to culture, and chart a research agenda for psychological anthropology in the twenty-first century. Drawing upon fieldwork in diverse cultural settings, the authors use a range of contemporary …
Power and the Self
Häftad, 2002
569 kr
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Power and the Self, first published in 2002, deals with an important but neglected topic: the ways in which power is experienced by individuals, both as agents and as objects of the exercise of power. Each contributor presents a series of case studies drawn from a variety of cultural contexts, …
Culture and Human Development
The Selected Papers of John Whiting
Av John Whiting, Eleanor Hollenberg Chasdi
Häftad, 2006
748 kr
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John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book, first …
Language and Self-Transformation
A Study of the Christian Conversion Narrative
Häftad, 2008
619 kr
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Social scientists have long been fascinated by the Christian conversion, a form of religious experience that believers say both strengthens their faith and changes their lives. This study looks at the performance of conversion narratives and argues that the performance itself is central to the …
Latah in South-East Asia
The History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome
Häftad, 2008
557 kr
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Latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century and is widely regarded as a 'culture-bound syndrome'. Dr Winzeler critically reviews the literature on the subject, and presents new ethnographic information based on his own fieldwork in …
Human Motives and Cultural Models
Av Roy G. D'Andrade, Claudia Strauss
Inbunden, 1992
1188 kr
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A full understanding of human action requires an understanding of what motivates people to do what they do. For too many years studies of motivation and of culture have drawn from different theoretical paradigms. Typically, human motivation has been modelled on animal behaviour, while culture has …
Human Motives and Cultural Models
Av Roy G. D'Andrade, Claudia Strauss
Häftad, 1992
603 kr
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A full understanding of human action requires an understanding of what motivates people to do what they do. For too many years studies of motivation and of culture have drawn from different theoretical paradigms. Typically, human motivation has been modelled on animal behaviour, while culture has …
Sex and Gender Hierarchies
Häftad, 1993
993 kr
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This edited collection attempts to revive a unified anthropological approach to the study of sex and gender hierarchies. Seventeen distinguished contributors - from cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and anthropological linguistics - have produced a wealth of fascinating …
New Directions in Psychological Anthropology
Av Theodore Schwartz, Geoffrey M. White m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
911 kr
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The field of psychological anthropology has changed a great deal since the 1940s and 1950s, when it was often known as 'Culture and Personality Studies'. Rooted in psychoanalytic psychology, its early practitioners sought to extend that psychology through the study of cross-cultural variation in …
Culture and Human Development
The Selected Papers of John Whiting
Av John Whiting, Eleanor Hollenberg Chasdi
Inbunden, 1993
1593 kr
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John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book, first …
Language and Self-Transformation
A Study of the Christian Conversion Narrative
Av Peter G. Stromberg, Naomi Quinn m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
1333 kr
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Social scientists have long been fascinated by the Christian conversion, a form of religious experience that believers say both strengthens their faith and changes their lives. This study looks at the performance of conversion narratives and argues that the performance itself is central to the …
Japanese Sense of Self
Häftad, 1994
748 kr
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The essays in this collection look at how the Japanese see themselves and others, in a variety of contexts, and challenge many Western assumptions about Japanese society. Through their own experiences and observations of Japanese life, the authors explain how the Japanese define themselves and how …
Latah in South-East Asia
The History and Ethnography of a Culture-bound Syndrome
Inbunden, 1995
1547 kr
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Latah, the Malayan hyperstartle pattern, has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century and is widely regarded as a 'culture-bound syndrome'. Dr Winzeler critically reviews the literature on the subject, and presents new ethnographic information based on his own fieldwork in …
Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered
Inbunden, 1996
1784 kr
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John Ingham reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and argues for an eclectic approach that finds room for psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture. The argument is developed with special reference to human nature, child development, personality, and …
Psychological Anthropology Reconsidered
Häftad, 1996
797 kr
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John Ingham reviews developments in pyschological anthropology and argues for an eclectic approach that finds room for psychoanalytic, dialogical and social perspectives on personality and culture. The argument is developed with special reference to human nature, child development, personality, and …
A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning
Av Claudia Strauss, Naomi Quinn
Inbunden, 1998
1107 kr
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'Culture' and 'meaning' are central to anthropology, but anthropologists do not agree on what they are. Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn propose a new theory of cultural meaning, one that gives priority to the way people's experiences are internalized. Drawing on 'connectionist' or 'neural network' …
A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning
Av Claudia Strauss, Naomi Quinn m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
536 kr
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'Culture' and 'meaning' are central to anthropology, but anthropologists do not agree on what they are. Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn propose a new theory of cultural meaning, one that gives priority to the way people's experiences are internalized. Drawing on 'connectionist' or 'neural network' …
Biocultural Approaches to the Emotions
Inbunden, 1999
1367 kr
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Are emotions innate or learned? Are they the same everywhere, or culturally variable? Research on the emotions tends to be polarised between neo-Darwinian and culturalist perspectives. In this volume, first published in 1999, biological and cultural anthropologists attempt to transcend the …
Biocultural Approaches to the Emotions
Häftad, 1999
601 kr
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Are emotions innate or learned? Are they the same everywhere, or culturally variable? Research on the emotions tends to be polarised between neo-Darwinian and culturalist perspectives. In this volume, first published in 1999, biological and cultural anthropologists attempt to transcend the …
Cultures under Siege
Collective Violence and Trauma
Av Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco
Inbunden, 2000
1221 kr
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Collective violence changes the perpetrators, the victims, and the societies in which it occurs. It targets the body, the psyche, and the socio-cultural order. How do people come to terms with these tragic events, and how are cultures affected by massive outbreaks of violence? This book is a …
Cultures under Siege
Collective Violence and Trauma
Av Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Antonius C. G. M. Robben m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
455 kr
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Collective violence changes the perpetrators, the victims, and the societies in which it occurs. It targets the body, the psyche, and the socio-cultural order. How do people come to terms with these tragic events, and how are cultures affected by massive outbreaks of violence? This book is a …
The Psychology of Cultural Experience
Av Carmella C. Moore, Holly F. Mathews
Inbunden, 2001
1253 kr
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The essays in this volume, first published in 2001, focus upon the relationship of individual experience to culture, and chart a research agenda for psychological anthropology in the twenty-first century. Drawing upon fieldwork in diverse cultural settings, the authors use a range of contemporary …
Power and the Self
Inbunden, 2002
1253 kr
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Power and the Self, first published in 2002, deals with an important but neglected topic: the ways in which power is experienced by individuals, both as agents and as objects of the exercise of power. Each contributor presents a series of case studies drawn from a variety of cultural contexts, …
