Studying Contemporary Western Society

Method and Theory

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Few anthropologists today realize the pioneering role Margaret Mead played in the investigation of contemporary cultures. This volume collects and presents a variety of her essays on research methodology relating to contemporary culture. Many of these essays were printed originally in limited circulation journals, research reports and books edited by others. They reflect Mead's continuing commitment to searching out methods for studying and extending the anthropologist's tools of investigation for use in complex societies. Essays on American and European societies, intergenerational relations, architecture and social space, industrialization, and interracial relations are included in this varied and exciting collection.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-12-01
Mått140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt372 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMargaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Culture
Antal sidor304
FörlagBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN9781571818164

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Series PrefaceWilliam O. BeemanIntroduction to this editionWilliam O. BeemanPART I: ANTHROPOLOGY AS A DISCIPLINEChapter 1. Towards a Human ScienceChapter 2. Talks with Social Scientists: Margaret Mead on What is a Culture? What is a Civilization?Chapter 3. Anthropologist and Historian: Their Common ProblemsChapter 4. Changing Styles of Anthropological WorkPART II: SOCIAL THEORY IN THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY CULTUREChapter 5. Methodology in Racial Testing: Its Significance for SociologyChapter 6. The Study of National CharacterChapter 7. The Swaddling Hypothesis: iIs ReceptionChapter 8. Some Cultural Approaches to Communication ProblemsChapter 9. A Case History in Cross-National CommunicationsChapter 10. Adolescence in Primitive and Modern Society: The New GenerationChapter 11. Our Educational Emphasis in Primitive PerspectivesChapter 12. Early Childhood Experience and Later Education in Complex CulturesPART III: PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIETYChapter 13. From Plight to Power: Youth as a Political and Economic ForceChapter 14. Religion in the Melting Pot: Religion and our Racial TensionsChapter 15. The Contemporary American Family as an Anthropologist Sees ItChapter 16. Sex and Censorship in Contemporary SocietyChapter 17. Sexual Behavior: An Anthropologist looks at the [Kinsey] ReportChapter 18. Jealousy: Primitive and Civilized