Difference between revisions of "Ruth Benedict"
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| − | Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University. Met and loved Margaret Mead. Wrote about cultural relativity and abnormality, and argued that homosexuality was not a disease. | + | Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University. Met and loved fellow anthropoligist [[Margaret Mead]]. Wrote about cultural relativity and abnormality, and argued that homosexuality was not a disease. Performed field research with American southwestern tribes, with the Serrono of California and the Blackfoot of Canada. Author of the books 'Zuni Mythology', 'Race: Science and Politics' (1940), and 'Patterns of Culture' (1934). |
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| + | * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruth-Benedict | ||
| + | * https://anthropology.columbia.edu/ruth-fulton | ||
| + | * http://anthropology.iresearchnet.com/ruth-benedict/ | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 8 July 2018
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1897 - 1948
Occupation
Academic
Description
Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University. Met and loved fellow anthropoligist Margaret Mead. Wrote about cultural relativity and abnormality, and argued that homosexuality was not a disease. Performed field research with American southwestern tribes, with the Serrono of California and the Blackfoot of Canada. Author of the books 'Zuni Mythology', 'Race: Science and Politics' (1940), and 'Patterns of Culture' (1934).
