Dressler William W
Dressler William W - Culture And The Individual Theory And Method Of Cultural Consonance - Paperback
Dressler William W - Culture And The Individual Theory And Method Of Cultural Consonance - Paperback
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Description: Winner of the 2019 Society for Anthropological Sciences Book Prize 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.
Title: Culture And The Individual Theory And Method Of Cultural Consonance
Author(s): Dressler William W
Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
Barcode: 9781629585192
Pages: 198 Pages, 9 Tables, Black And White; 20 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/1/2018
Series: Key Questions in Anthropology
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
Description: Winner of the 2019 Society for Anthropological Sciences Book Prize 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.
Title: Culture And The Individual Theory And Method Of Cultural Consonance
Author(s): Dressler William W
Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
Barcode: 9781629585192
Pages: 198 Pages, 9 Tables, Black And White; 20 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/1/2018
Series: Key Questions in Anthropology
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography
