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Title:
The Psychology of Culture : A Course of Lectures
Author:
Sapir, Edward, author.
ISBN:
9783110889468
Physical Description:
1 online resource (266 p.)
Contents:
I-XXIV -- Editor's Introduction -- Part I: The Concept of Culture -- 1. The Term "Culture". Three uses of the term; culture as selection and value -- 2. The Concept of Culture in the Social Sciences. "Cultural" vs. "social"; methodological and epistemological problems in the social sciences in general, and anthropology in particular -- 3. Causes of Culture. To what extent do factors such as race, geography, psychology, and economy influence cultural form? -- 4. Elements of Culture. The contents of culture: trait inventory vs. functional pattern -- 5. The Patterning of Culture. The configurative point of view; language as example of patterning; an ethnographic example: the Nootka topati - a concept of 'privilege' -- 6. The Development of Culture. Concepts of progress and change; technological, moral, and aesthetic processes; developmental cycles -- Part II: The Individual's Place in Culture -- 7. Personality. The individual as bearer of culture; definitions of personality; the psychiatric approach -- 8. Psychological Types. A review and critique of Jung -- 9. Psychological Aspects of Culture. The difficulty of delimiting a boundary between personality and culture; attitudes, values, and symbolic structures as cultural patterns; culture as "as-if" psychology; a critique of Benedict and Mead -- 10. The Adjustment of the Individual in Society. Individual adjustment and neurosis; adjustment to changing social conditions; socialization; can there be a true science of man? the emergence of culture in interpersonal relations -- 13. The Impact of Culture on Personality. The field of "Culture and Personality"; concluding remarks -- Part III: Symbolic Structures and Experience (1933-34) -- 12. Symbolism. Types of symbols; symbols and signs; speech as a symbolic system; symbolism and social psychology; etiquette -- 13. The Impact of Culture on Personality. The field of "Culture and Personality"; concluding remarks -- References -- Index
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