Culture as Comfort

By Sarah J. Mahler

128 Text Pages

Copyright © 2013

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Published by Pearson

Formats: Electronic and Paper

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...Sarah Mahler’s book leads the way in its conceptualization of culture as embodied in the brain and recalled implicitly to shape everyday behavior…I’m glad that she has answered the call to update our understanding of this critical concept.

-- Douglas S. Massey, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University,

...Culture as Comfort examines…how culture makes us who we are, and how we can harness these insights to become more comfortable not only in our own culture but across the many cultures we encounter in today’s globalized world.

-- Daniel Lende, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida and co-author, The Encultured Brain,

Sarah Mahler has produced the first textbook that presents a contemporary anthropological perspectiv...

-- David F. Lancy, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Utah State University,

 

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