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Culture and Identity: The History, Theory, and Practice of Psychological Anthropology »

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Authors: Charles Lindholm
ISBN-13: 9781851685288, ISBN-10: 1851685286
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Date Published: July 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Charles Lindholm

Book Synopsis

In this revised edition, Lindholm introduces the field of psychological anthropology, tracing the growth of the field, interweaving perspectives from anthropology, psychology, and sociology, and applying the insights gained to an understanding of daily life in the West. Unlike other texts, Culture and Identity deals with contemporary issues, includes important theorists that have previously been ignored, and covers contemporary topics such as object relations, identity, emotions, cognition, idealized relationships, and the psychology of groups.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Time Line
List of Boxes
Pt. 1Introduction
1Who Am I? The Search for the Self3
Pt. 2Culture and the Individual in Western Philosophy
2The Discovery of the Individual19
3Authenticity and Its Vicissitudes42
Pt. 3The Anthropology of Personal Being
4How "Other" Is the Other?73
5The Psychoanalysis of Culture112
6Quandaries and Alternatives139
7Creativity and Alterity168
Pt. 4Problems and Some Solutions
8Dialectics of Self and Other205
9The Thinking Animal235
10Feeling and Being266
11Outsiders and Charismatics296
Pt. 5Applications
12Love and Culture333
13Being an American366
Bibliography389
Index429

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