{"product_id":"the-study-of-culture-at-a-distance-9781571812162","title":"The Study of Culture At a Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe United States on the eve of the Second World War was still a society largely isolated from the world. Facing enemies with unfamiliar cultural traditions, the U.S. government turned to anthropologists for insight. The result was a research effort that continued long after the war, aimed, in the words of Margaret Mead, at analyzing the cultural regularities in the characters of individuals who are members of societies that are inaccessible to direct observation. In 1953, Margaret Mead and Rhoda Métraux produced \u003ci\u003eThe Study of Culture at a Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, a compilation of research from this period. This remarkable work, long unavailable, presents a rich and complex methodology for the study of cultures through literature, film, informant interviews, focus groups, and projective techniques. The book also provides fascinating insights into such diverse cultures as China, Thailand, Italy, Syria, France, Germany, Russia, Romania, and Great Britain, and includes some highly original analysis such as that of the Soviet style of chess, a study of Jean Cocteau's classic film \u003ci\u003eLa Belle et la Bête\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cultural interpretations of Rorschach tests administered to Chinese subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: INTRODUCTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Study of Culture at a Distance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Purpose and Scope of This Manual\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Needed Skills and Their Place in Cultural Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Theory and Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTheory and Methods Derived from Anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTheory and Methods Derived from Other Disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Anthropological Models for the Study of Culture at a Distance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Single Informant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Study of Living Communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: NATIONAL CHARACTER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eNational Character: Theory and Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: GROUP RESEARCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Organization of Group Research\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: Five Illustrations of Groups at Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRhoda Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eFormulation of a Working Hypothesis: French Dyadic Relationships\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eFormulation of a Working Hypothesis: The Swaddling Hypothesis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Intragroup Interviewing: On thc Definition of Terms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Chinese First Teacher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSincerity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Relations between Men and Women: Has the Woman a Soul?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Position of the Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWoman’s Position Redefined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThemes in Italian Culture: A First Discussion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: WORK WITH INFORMANTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003eInformants in Group Research\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRhoda Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: \u003c\/strong\u003eThree Illustrations of Written Work by Informants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eI.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePolish Personality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDoes Responsibility Mean Command?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAttitudes toward Various Parts of the Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWhen Is a Pole Allowed to Be Soft?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eII. My Inner Self\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Russian Sensory Images\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOn the Sense of Touch \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOn the Sense of Smell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tOn the Sense of Hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eC: Ten Illustrations of Interviews with Informants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eI:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interview with a Syrian Woman: Life History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eII:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interview with a Syrian Man: Life History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIII:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interview with a Polish Peasant Woman: Parents and Children\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIV: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with a French Couple: Dyadic Relations in the Foyer\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eV: \u003c\/strong\u003enterview with a Young Frenchman: Friendship\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eVI: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with a Chinese Scholar: Friendship\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eVII: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with Two Jewish Men: Sheyneh and Prosteh Yiden\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eVIII: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with Two Jewish Women: Sheyneh and Prosteh Yiden\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIX: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with a Russian Actor: Interpretation of Roles\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eX: \u003c\/strong\u003eInterview with Four Russians: Images of Hate, Guilt, and Love\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: WRITTEN AND ORAL LITERATURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRhoda Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eRelations between Men and Women in Chinese Stories\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVirginia Heyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Image of the Leader in Soviet “Post-October Folklore\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNelly Schargo Hoyt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Russian Double Image Cluster: “Not-So: So”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe “Not-So: So” Images in Russian Folklore\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eNelly Schargo Hoyt\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRumor Cluster and Image Cluster: Detail from Group Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRussian “Visual” Thinking\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eLeopold H. Haimson\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eTrends in Affectlessness\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNathan Leites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART VI: FILM ANALYSIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e Movie Analysis in the Study of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartha Wolfenstein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: Five Illustrations of Film Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRhoda Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eI:\u003c\/strong\u003e Notes on an Italian Film, The Tragic Hunt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartha Wolfenstein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eII: Notes on Two French Films\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Father Figure in \u003cem\u003ePanique \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eJane Belo\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNotes on \u003cem\u003eLa Belle et La Bête \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorer\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIII:\u003c\/strong\u003e An Analysis of Seven Cantonese Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Hast Weakland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIV: An Analysis of the Soviet Film \u003cem\u003eThe Young Guard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPlot Summary\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tComparison of the Film and the Novel\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eVera Schwarz (Alexandrova)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eV: \u003c\/strong\u003eAn Analysis of the Nazi Film Hltlerjunge Quex\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGregory Bateson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART VII: PROJECTIVE TESTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Use of Projective Tests in Group Research\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: \u003c\/strong\u003eTwo Illustrations of the Use of Projective Tests with Chinese Subjects            \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVisual Perception and Spatial Organization: A Study of Performance on the Horn-Hellersberg Test by Chinese Subjects\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eElisabeth F. Hellersberg\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSome Aspects of Personality of Chinese as Revealed by the Rorschach Test\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eTheodora M. Abel and Francis L. K. Hsu\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART VIII: IMAGERY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eResonance in Imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRhode Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IX: END LINKAGE: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003eHistory of the Approach\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: \u003c\/strong\u003eFormulation of End Linkage\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGregory Bateson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eC: Four Applications of End Linkage Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tApplications of End Linkage Formulations to Anglo-American\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRelations in World War II\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMale Dominance in Thai Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eRuth Benedict\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNon-Reciprocity among East European Jews\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eNatalie F. Joffe\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA Note on the Spectator in French Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eRhoda Métraux\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART X: APPLICATIONS OF STUDIES OF CULTURE AT A DISTANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA: \u003c\/strong\u003ePolitical Applications of Studies of Culture at a Distance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eB: Seven Applications of Studies of Culture at a Distance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tJapanese Character Structure and Propaganda\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Gorer\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSome Problems of Cross-Cultural Communication between Britain and the United States: Based upon Lecturing in Britain and the United States during World War II\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHistory as It Appears to Rumanians\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eRuth Benedict\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCourage: Cumulative Effects of Sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eSula Benet\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChinese Family Images in International Affairs\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eJohn Hast Weakland\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Soviet Style of Chess\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eLeopold II. Haimson\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Soviet Image of Corruption\u003cbr\u003e \t\t\u003cem\u003eMartha Wolfenstein\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix A: \u003c\/strong\u003eRecommendations for the Organization of Group Research\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix B: \u003c\/strong\u003eA List of Participants in Columbia University Research in Contemporary Cultures and Successor Projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138315321687,"sku":"9781571812162","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571812162.jpg?v=1751918870","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-study-of-culture-at-a-distance-9781571812162","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}