The Relevance of Culture

Culture, once a center-stage concept in anthropology, is now being discussed by talk show personalities and journalists and included in a wide range of academic disciplines. In view of the myriad uses and abuse of the concept, The Relevance of Culture sets the record straight through a careful survey of the development of the concept of culture, and the arguments and continuing relevance of it to theoretical discussions. The authors illustrate its roles in such diverse areas as risk and technology, nursing and health care, evolution, criminology, information, economy, geography, and even the uneven the understanding of suicide.

Noted shcolars apply their wit and wisdom to illustrate and analyze the role of culture, creating a definitive picture for scholars, beginning students of cultural anthroplogy, and related social sciences.

A propos de l'auteur

MORRIS FREILICH is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Morris Freilich (Editeur), Freilich Morris (Editeur)
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 7 à 17 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 11.10.1989
• EAN: 9780897891806
• ISBN: 978-0-89789-180-6
• Pages: 256
• Poids: 369 g
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Geography and World Cultures: Culture