Cultural theory
By: Michael Thompson, Richard Ellis, Aaron Wildavsky.
Contributors: Ellis, Richard; Wildavsky, Aaron B.
Series: Political cultures
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Culture; Social change; Personality and culture; Typology (Psychology)
Description: Intellectually based on the work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, this volume presents a typology of five ways of life - egalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy and autonomy - to serve as an analytic tool in examining people, culture and politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.