Patterns Of Culture

Patterns of Culture exceeded my expectations, even after knowing the author was an anthropological pioneer and that this book was use as a university textbook in anthropology, and how all pioneers in their fields are the most creative thinkers which rubs off on their readers.The following is a memorable opening statement she made to keep in mind during our studies in anthropology..“In culture we must imagine a great arc on which are ranged the possible interests provided either by the human age-cycle or by the environment or by man’s various activities. A culture that capitalized even a considerable proportion of these would be as unintelligible as a language that used all the clicks, all the glottal stops, all the labials, dentals, sibilants, and gutturals from voiceless to voiced and from oral to nasal. Its identity as a culture depends upon the selection of some segments of this arc. Every human society everywhere has made such selection in its cultural institutions."

Easy to read. Helpful for research bought for grad school research

I was hoping to receive a copy of the Mentor Edition of this book, the one shown in the photo. Instead I received the Sentry Edition, which is fine but not what I was expecting.

Great

Really interesting read. As a philosophy student this was recommended to me because of my interest in considering other people's perspectives on life and morality. Great read.

enjoying the book

The cover and quality of the physical book is great. Also, this is a classic text which is a good read for any Anthropology student!

very nice, I like it, It is what I expect. The quality is very good. ^_^ I like it .

j u s t a g r e a t b o o k o f anthropology comparing different cultures

Great!