The psychological foundations of culture [electronic resource] / edited by Mark Schaller, Christian S. Crandall.
How is it that cultures come into existence at all? How do cultures develop particular customs and characteristics rather than others? How do cultures persist and change over time? Most previous attempts to address these questions have been descriptive and historical. The purpose of this book is to...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum,
2004.
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| Summary: | How is it that cultures come into existence at all? How do cultures develop particular customs and characteristics rather than others? How do cultures persist and change over time? Most previous attempts to address these questions have been descriptive and historical. The purpose of this book is to provide answers that are explanatory, predictive, and relevant to the emergence and continuing evolution of cultures past, present, and future. Most other investigations into ""cultural psychology"" have focused on the impact that culture has on the psychology of the individual. The focus of this bo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 384 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1410608999 9781410608994 9780805838398 0805838392 9780805838404 0805838406 |