Theories of Culture

Abstract

for their helpful suggestions. 2 Implicit in this view is an assumption shared by most of us, I think: that "culture" does not have some true and sacred and eternal meaning we are trying to discover; but that like other symbols, it means whatever we use it to mean; and that as with other , analytical concepts, human users must carve out-and try to partly agree on-a class of natural phenomena it can most strategically label.

Hypercomputation, Unconsciousness and Entertainment Technology

“…Cultural theories can be discussed as falling into four focal areas (Keesing, 1974): (1) cultures as adaptive systems, (2) cultures as ideational systems, (3) cultures as socio-cultural systems, and (4) cultures as symbolic systems that are cumulative creations of mind. Conceiving culture as an ideational subsystem within a vastly complex system, biological, economical, social and symbolic, and grounding our abstract models and theories in the creation and usage of artefacts should make it possible to deepen the understanding of ourselves and our future.…”

Fysisk aktivitet för äldre på särskilda boenden

“…Etnografisk metod har använts för att beskriva och tolka det sociala samspelet mellan människor, samt den praxis, de kulturer och traditioner som finns i äldre-omsorgens vardag. Kulturer kan inom etnografin beskrivas som socialt överförda handlingsmöns-ter (Keesing, 1974). Det rör sig om de livsmönster kopplade till normer och värderingar som förs vidare mellan människor i en viss miljö.…”

Tradição Oral, Narrativa e Sociedade

“…Esse trecho, citado por Keesing, aparece na página 56 da tradução em português publicada pela editora Guanabara, sem data, e na página 32 da tradução publicada pela LTC, em 2008). 83 Para uma discussão mais aprofundada, ver o próprio Keesing (1974). 84 Barley (1983).…”