{"product_id":"studying-contemporary-western-society-method-and-theory-9781571818164","title":"Studying Contemporary Western Society: Method and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFew 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSeries Preface\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam O. Beeman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to this edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam O. Beeman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: ANTHROPOLOGY AS A DISCIPLINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eTowards a Human Science\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eTalks with Social Scientists: Margaret Mead on What is a Culture? What is a Civilization?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eAnthropologist and Historian: Their Common Problems\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eChanging Styles of Anthropological Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: SOCIAL THEORY IN THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eMethodology in Racial Testing: Its Significance for Sociology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Study of National Character\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Swaddling Hypothesis: iIs Reception\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eSome Cultural Approaches to Communication Problems\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Case History in Cross-National Communications\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eAdolescence in Primitive and Modern Society: The New Generation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eOur Educational Emphasis in Primitive Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eEarly Childhood Experience and Later Education in Complex Cultures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom Plight to Power: Youth as a Political and Economic Force\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eReligion in the Melting Pot: Religion and our Racial Tensions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Contemporary American Family as an Anthropologist Sees It\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eSex and Censorship in Contemporary Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eSexual Behavior: An Anthropologist looks at the [Kinsey] Report\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/strong\u003eJealousy: Primitive and Civilized\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041430798679,"sku":"9781571818164","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571818164.jpg?v=1750950253","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/studying-contemporary-western-society-method-and-theory-9781571818164","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}