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Beyond culture

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Publisher
Anchor Press/Doubleday
Language
English
Published
1981
  • Cultural lag
  • Personality and culture
  • Social evolution
  • Intercultural communication
  • Culture
  • Social aspects
  • Communication
  • Cultuur

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The paradox of culture -- Man as extension -- Consistency and life -- Hidden culture -- Rhythm and body movement -- Context and meaning -- Contexts, high and low -- Why context? -- Situation : culture’s building block -- Action chains -- Covert culture and action chains -- Imagery and memory -- Cultural and primate bases of education -- Culture as an irrational force -- Culture as identification.