| A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning Contributor(s): Strauss, Claudia (Author), Quinn, Naomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139167006 ISBN-13: 9781139167000 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 155.82 |
| Series: Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Culture and meaning are central to anthropology, but anthropologists do not agree on what they are. Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn propose a new theory of cultural meaning, one that gives priority to the way people's experiences are internalized. Drawing on connectionist or neural network models as well as other psychological theories, they argue that cultural meanings are not fixed or limited to static groups, but neither are they constantly revised or contested. Their approach is illustrated by original research on understandings of marriage and ideas of success in the United States. |