Introduction to the Anniversary Edition

Acknowledgements

Editor's Introduction

Part I: The Concept of Culture

The Term ``Culture'' Three uses of the term; culture as selection and value

The Concept of Culture in the Social Sciences ``Cultural'' vs. ``social''; methodological and epistemological problems in the social sciences in general, and anthropology in particular

Causes of Culture To what extent do factors such as race, geography, psychology, and economy influence cultural form?

Elements of Culture The contents of culture: trait inventory vs. functional pattern

The Patterning of Culture The configurative point of view; language as example of patterning; an ethnographic example: the Nootka topati - a concept of `privilege'

The Development of Culture Concepts of progress and change; technological, moral, and aesthetic processes; developmental cycles

Part II: The Individual's Place in Culture

Personality The individual as bearer of culture; definitions of personality; the psychiatric approach

Psychological Types A review and critique of Jung

Psychological Aspects of Culture The difficulty of delimiting a boundary between personality and culture; attitudes, values, and symbolic structures as cultural patterns; culture as ``as-if'' psychology; a critique of Benedict and Mead

The Adjustment of the Individual in Society Individual adjustment and neurosis; adjustment to changing social conditions; socialization; can there be a true science of man? the emergence of culture in interpersonal relations

The Concept of ``Primitive Mentality'' Critiques of Freud, Levy-Bruhl, and Malinowski; the importance of aesthetic imagination as the form-giver of culture

Part III: Symbolic Structures and Experience (1933-34)

Symbolism Types of symbols; symbols and signs; speech as a symbolic system; symbolism and social psychology; etiquette

The Impact of Culture on Personality The field of ``Culture and Personality''; concluding remarks

References

Index