The Study of Culture at a Distance
- ISBN-10
- 1571812156
- ISBN-13
- 9781571812155
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 541
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Authors
- Margaret Mead, Rhoda Métraux, Rhoda Bubendey Métraux
Description
In 1953 Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux produced The Study of Culture at a Distance, a compilation of research from this period. This work, long unavailable, presents a rich and complex methodology for the study of cultures through literature, film, informant interviews, focus groups, and projective techniques.
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