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

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 446 pages
• Published by: Oneworld Publications
• Edition: Revised Edition July 25, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1851685286
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1851685288
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Review
"This is a thorough, meaningful and grounded introduction to our discipline. It will certainly be required reading in my courses." -- Jill White, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Anthropology, University of Winsconsin. ETHOS: Journal of the Society for Pychological Anthropology

"An important intellectual synthesis and a superb teaching text." -- Steven Parish - Professor of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego

Culture and Identity is the most lucid and up to date introduction to psychological anthropology available and provides an indispensible bridge between anthropology and psychology. -- Robert A. Levine - Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development and Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Harvard University.

Product Description
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.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Culture and Identity: The History, Theory, and Practice of Psychological Anthropology (Paperback) This is a slightly peculiar book, and brilliant for that very reason. What Charles Lindholm has done is put together a work with all of the tight, careful organization and encyclopedic coverage of a well-written introductory text, and done so without sacrificing a personable and well-voiced narrative. The topics and perspectives presented are fascinating, broad, and synthesized so well in the text that I'm consistently surprised at finding little tidbits of insight in it even after having read more broadly into its subject matter. In other words, it manages to be both a textbook and an individual treatment of the subject all at once. A great reference!