Advances in Culture Theory from Psychological Anthropology

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This edited volume provides a long-overdue synthesis of the current directions in culture theory and represents some of the very best in ongoing research. Here, culture theory is rendered as a jigsaw puzzle: the book identifies where current research fits together, the as yet missing pieces, and the straight edges that frame the bigger picture. These framing ideas are two: Roy D’Andrade’s concept of lifeworlds—adapted from phenomenology yet groundbreaking in its own right—and new thinking about internalization, a concept much used in anthropology but routinely left unpacked. At its heart, this book is an incisive, insightful collection of contributions which will surely guide and support those who seek to further the study of culture. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: How This Volume Imagines Itself (Naomi Quinn, Karen Gainer Sirota, Peter G. Stromberg)....Pages 1-19 Reflections on Culture (Roy D’Andrade)....Pages 21-45 Culture from the Perspective of Dual Inheritance (Robert A. Paul)....Pages 47-73 Kinship, Funerals, and the Durability of Culture in Chuuk (Edward D. Lowe)....Pages 75-107 The Complexity of Culture in Persons (Claudia Strauss)....Pages 109-138 An Anthropologist’s View of American Marriage: Limitations of the Tool Kit Theory of Culture (Naomi Quinn)....Pages 139-184 Learning about Culture from Children: Lessons from Rural Sri Lanka (Bambi L. Chapin)....Pages 185-209 How Children Piece Together Culture through Relationships (Karen Gainer Sirota)....Pages 211-245 Narrative and Healing in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Implications for Culture Theory (Peter G. Stromberg)....Pages 247-284 Conclusion: Some Advances in Culture Theory (Naomi Quinn, Karen Gainer Sirota, Peter G. Stromberg)....Pages 285-327 Back Matter ....Pages 329-337