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Edward Sapir's Anthropology: Style, Structure, and Method
Author(s) -
PRESTON RICHARD J.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1966.68.5.02a00010
Subject(s) - ethnography , style (visual arts) , relation (database) , anthropology , personality , cultural anthropology , sociology , epistemology , philosophy , history , psychoanalysis , psychology , computer science , archaeology , database
Sapir's writings on the relation of personality and culture are discussed with regard to their distinctive and challenging approach to ethnology. The lack of professional controversy over Sapir is explored. A distinction is formulated between imposed structure and inherent cultural structure; following from this distinction, Sapir's personalized approach is examined for its implications for ethnographic method.