The Cultural Background of Personality
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The Cultural Background of Personality is an influential anthropological work by Ralph Linton that explores how cultural factors shape individual personality and behavior.
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| The Cultural Background of Personality canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological work
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book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge individual psychology and cultural systems
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explain how cultural environments shape personality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mid-20th-century American anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Linton ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of culture and personality studies
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dialogue between anthropology and psychology ⓘ |
| discusses |
cultural conditioning of emotions
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cultural patterns of behavior ⓘ individual variation within cultural patterns ⓘ status and role in personality formation ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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psychological anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural factors shaping individual behavior
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cultural norms and values ⓘ personality development ⓘ socialization processes ⓘ |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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social science literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later studies of enculturation
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later theories of socialization in anthropology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | comparative cross-cultural analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ralph Linton's work on status and role ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
culture and personality
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influence of culture on personality ⓘ relationship between individual and society ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
culture and personality school
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functionalism in anthropology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on culture and personality
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university anthropology courses ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Ralph Linton