Culture and the individual : theory and method of cultural consonance / William W. Dressler.
"This book engages with the issue of how culture is incorporated into individuals' lives, a question that has long plagued the social sciences. Starting with a critical overview of the treatment of culture and the individual in anthropology, the author makes the case for adopting a cogniti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2018.
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| Series: | Key questions in anthropology.
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| Summary: | "This book engages with the issue of how culture is incorporated into individuals' lives, a question that has long plagued the social sciences. Starting with a critical overview of the treatment of culture and the individual in anthropology, the author makes the case for adopting a cognitive theory of culture in researching the relationship. The concept of cultural consonance is introduced as a solution and placed in theoretical context. Cultural consonance is defined as the degree to which individuals incorporate into their own beliefs and behaviors the prototypes for belief and behavior encoded in shared cultural models. Dressler examines how this can be measured and what it can reveal, focusing in particular on the field of health. Written in an accessible style by an experienced anthropologist, Culture and the Individual pulls together more than twenty-five years of research and offers valuable insights for students as well as academics in related fields."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781629585185 1629585181 9781629585192 162958519X 9781315164007 1315164000 9781351672849 1351672843 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |