Socialization as Cultural Communication: Development of a Theme in the Work of Margaret Mead

By: Theodore Schwartz

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Synopsis: Margaret Mead has had much recognition in the professional community as past president of American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A bibliography of her works alone will fill a volume. This book develops but one central theme form her work--the processes of cultural transmission. In keeping with the interdisciplinary focus of Ethos and with the interdisciplinary relevant of Margaret Mead's work, scholars of diverse fields--anthropology, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and primatology--were invited to contribute articles on suggested topics related to the thems of socialization as cultural communication. --From the Introduction This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.

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