A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning Paperback / softback
by Claudia (Duke University, North Carolina) Strauss, Naomi (Duke University, North Carolina) Quinn
Part of the Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology series
Paperback / softback
Description
'Culture' and 'meaning' are central to anthropology, but anthropologists do not agree on what they are.
Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn propose a new theory of cultural meaning, one that gives priority to the way people's experiences are internalized.
Drawing on 'connectionist' or 'neural network' models as well as other psychological theories, they argue that cultural meanings are not fixed or limited to static groups, but neither are they constantly revised and contested.
Their approach is illustrated by original research on understandings of marriage and ideas of success in the United States.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, 1 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/01/1998
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- ISBN:9780521595414
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, 1 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/01/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521595414
