Chapter-Related Readings

Examines interrelations among individual action, social structure, culture, and social integration.

Archer, M. S.. (1996). Culture and Agency: The Place of Culture in Social Theory, rev. ed.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

A consideration of the nature of culture.

Bohannan, P.. (1995). How Culture Works.. New York: Free Press.

Surveys the evidence for "human nature " and explores the roles of culture and biology in human variation.

Brown, D.. (1991). Human Universals.. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Essays about culture viewed as a system of symbols and meaning.

Geertz, C.. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures.. New York: Basic Books.

Focusing on business and industrial management, this book examines the role of national cultural contrasts among France, Germany, and the United States.

Hall, E. T.. (1990). Understanding Cultural Differences.. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.

A prominent student of language and culture examines his own life in the context of intercultural communication.

Hall, E. T.. (1992). An Anthropology of Everyday Life: An Autobiography.. New York: Doubleday.

Discusses and categorizes more than a hundred definitions of culture.

Kroeber, A. L., and C. Kluckhohn. (1963). Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions.. New York: Vintage.

An introduction to psychological anthropology, with special attention to the roles of culture and the individual.

Lindholm, C.. (2001). Culture and Identity: The History, Theory, and Practice of Psychological Anthropology.. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Anthropology, culture, and change.

Naylor, L. L.. (1996). Culture and Change: An Introduction.. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey.

International relations, culture contact, and change in the era of globalization.

Scholte, J. A.. (2000). Globalization: A Critical Introduction.. New York: St. Martin’s.

Culture and individual choices.

Van der Elst, D., and P. Bohannan. (1999). Culture as Given, Culture as Choice.. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland.

Culture, creativity, society, and the self.

Wagner, R.. (1981). The Invention of Culture, rev. ed.. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Issues of cultural relativism and cross-cultural studies of human rights issues.

Wilson, R., ed.. (1996). Human Rights: Culture and Context: Anthropological Perspectives.. Chicago: Pluto.

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