New york times a remarkable introduction to cultural studies. Published january 25th 2006 by mariner books first published 1934. In this fascinating work, the renowned anthropologist ruth benedict compares three societies the zuni of the southwestern. The structure of the self in northern cheyenne culture. Culture and personality, anthropological theory flashcards. Although ruth benedict s fascination with death started at an early age, she continued to study how death affected people throughout her career.
The patterns of culture into which benedict sorts unique cultures are intended to give an idea of their tendencies, as well as to explain how extreme differences can arise among human beings. In her book patterns of culture, benedict studied the pueblo culture and how they dealt with grieving and death. What do the terms apollonian and dionysian mean in ruth benedicts patters of culture. In it, the renowned anthropologist ruth benedict offers an indepth look at three societiesthe zuni of the. Patterns of culture 1934 is a scholarly, anthropological text by ruth benedict. For generations of students and readers, ruth benedict s patterns of culture has served as a general introduction, not only to anthropology as an academic field of enquiry, but to our variegated diversity of cultures. Benedicts patterns of culture 1934 was translated into fourteen languages and was published in many editions. Ruth benedict a study of the civilizations of the zuni indians, the natives of dobu, and the kwakiutl indians. She describes in the book that individuals may deal with reactions to death, such as. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Request pdf benedict, ruth ruth benedict was a pioneer of cultural anthropology. Concepts of the selfits structure, development, and variabilityvary crossculturally and bear a significant relationship to the kinds of selves and selfpathologies that develop in a particular. Childhood sociology bibliographies cite this for me.
Create your citations, reference lists and bibliographies automatically using the apa, mla, chicago, or harvard referencing styles. In her classic work patterns of culture, she articulated the connection between. Ruth fulton benedict june 5, 1887 september 17, 1948 was an american anthropologist. Patterns of culture by r benedict abebooks passion for books. Patterns of culture 1934, benedicts major contribution to anthropology, compares zuni, dobu, and kwakiutl cultures in order to demonstrate how small a. An anthropologist compares three diverse societies in this groundbreaking, unique and important cultural study the new york times. A remarkable introduction to cultural studies, patterns of culture made history in exploring the role of culture in shaping our lives. Benedicts ideas, drawn from nietzsche concept of opposites. Psychological types in the cultures of the southwest, 1928. Ruth benedicts patterns of culture in her book patterns of culture ruth benedict presents ethnographic accounts of three unique cultures, the pueblo zuni indians of the southwest, the dobu of eastern new guinea and the kwakiutl of the pacific northwest coast between washington and british columbia. Patterns of molecular diversity in current and previously developed hybrid parents of pearl millet pennisetum glaucum l.