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Patterns of culture

Tác giả: Ruth Benedict

In this fascinating work, the renowned anthropologist Ruth Benedict compares three societies -- the Zuni of the southwestern United States, the Kwakiutl of western Canada, and the Dobuans of Melanesia -- and demonstrates the diversity of behaviors in them. Benedict's groundbreaking study shows that ...

Patterns of culture

Tác giả: BENEDICT, RUTH

Benedict's patterns of culture is a foundational text in teaching us the value of diversity. Her hope for the future still has resonance in the twenty-first century: that recognition of cultural relativity will create an appreciation for 'the coexisting and equally valid patterns of life which ...

The long defeat : cultural trauma, memory, and identity in Japan

Tác giả: Akiko Hashimoto

The opening chapter outlines the themes of the book: the cultural trauma of defeat in 1945, and its pervasive influence on the narratives that are told and retold to future generations. With the burgeoning 'memory boom' since the 1980s and intensified globalisation, Japan's efforts to define its ...

Gear up : 100+ ways to grow your studio culture

Tác giả: Clinton Keith, Grant Shonkwiler

Improve how teams execute on a day-to day basis, overcome barriers to becoming great teams, facilitate change and engagement though improved coaching and leadership, respect and aide the personal growth of developers, stream-line iterations, guide projects and manage risk, raise the quality bar ...

Culture : 1st ed.

Tác giả: Lisa Gezon and Conrad Kottak

Chapter 1. What is anthropology?; Chapter 2. Culture; Chapter 3. Ethics and methods; Chapter 4. Applying anthropology; Chapter 5. Language and communication; Chapter 6. Making a living; Chapter 7. Political systems.