Culture and Society

George Peter Murdock (1897-1985) was Andrew Mellon Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.

These twenty-four essays and articles by George Murdock cover almost the entire range of cultural anthropology. . . . Revealing the development of Dr. Murdock's theoretical orientation, the range of his interests, and the variety of his contributions, these essays should be of interest to the layman as well as the student of culture.