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Advances in Culture Theory from Psychological Anthropology

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Editors:
  1. Naomi Quinn

    1. Duke University, Durham, USA

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  • Underlines the commitment of psychological anthropologists to understanding human societies in the modern world
  • Synthesizes a wide range of empirical research into overarching ideas about culture theory
  • Is accessibly written and precise in its presentation

Part of the book series: Culture, Mind, and Society (CMAS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: How This Volume Imagines Itself

    • Naomi Quinn, Karen Gainer Sirota, Peter G. Stromberg
    Pages 1-19

  3. Reflections on Culture

    • Roy D’Andrade
    Pages 21-45

  4. Culture from the Perspective of Dual Inheritance

    • Robert A. Paul
    Pages 47-73

  5. Kinship, Funerals, and the Durability of Culture in Chuuk

    • Edward D. Lowe
    Pages 75-107

  6. The Complexity of Culture in Persons

    • Claudia Strauss
    Pages 109-138

  7. An Anthropologist’s View of American Marriage: Limitations of the Tool Kit Theory of Culture

    • Naomi Quinn
    Pages 139-184

  8. Learning about Culture from Children: Lessons from Rural Sri Lanka

    • Bambi L. Chapin
    Pages 185-209

  9. How Children Piece Together Culture through Relationships

    • Karen Gainer Sirota
    Pages 211-245

  10. Narrative and Healing in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Implications for Culture Theory

    • Peter G. Stromberg
    Pages 247-284

  11. Conclusion: Some Advances in Culture Theory

    • Naomi Quinn, Karen Gainer Sirota, Peter G. Stromberg
    Pages 285-327

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 329-337
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About this book

This edited volume provides a long-overdue synthesis of the current directions in culture theory and represents some of the very best in ongoing research. Here, culture theory is rendered as a jigsaw puzzle: the book identifies where current research fits together, the as yet missing pieces, and the straight edges that frame the bigger picture. These framing ideas are two:  Roy D’Andrade’s concept of lifeworlds—adapted from phenomenology yet groundbreaking in its own right—and new thinking about internalization, a concept much used in anthropology but routinely left unpacked. At its heart, this book is an incisive, insightful collection of contributions which will surely guide and support those who seek to further the study of culture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Duke University, Durham, USA

    Naomi Quinn

About the editor

Naomi Quinn is Professor Emerita in the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University, USA. She was formerly President of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, and the recipient of its 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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