"This volume combines data obtained by a values projective technique over a period of more than 30 years, data obtained from census records, and ethnographic data obtained by the authors in fieldwork in several different places in the USA. Special attention is paid to schooling as a means of cultural transmission. The concept of "hinterland" (the great areas of the United States in between the metropolitan sectors) is developed and contr ..."
"Practically all aspects of anthropology deal in one way or another, implicitly or explicitly, with change. This volume provides readers with both a systematic overview of the major concepts and processes involved in sociocultural preservation and change as well as rich illustrative data selected from case studies representing a wide range of human societies. Spindler presents this complex, important subject in a coherent, integrative ma ..."
"A supplement to introductory anthropology and cultural anthropology courses, this is the only available book-length study of an Arab Bedouin society that supplements customary observations with data about gender and race. This case study integrates cultural meanings with the pastoral economy in clear, non-technical language. Drawing on the Bedouin notion of habitus, the author points out connections between the cultural organization of ..."
Cultures Around the World II(2nd Edition) Four Cases: The Gururumba / The Washo / Tepotzlan / Bunyoro (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) by George Dearborn Spindler, LouiseS. Spindler Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 1979 by Thomson Learning ISBN-13: 978-0-03-039726-4, ISBN: 0-03-039726-X
"and Louise S. Spindler, 1957, American Indian personality types and their
sociocultural roots. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science, Vol. 311. -, and Louise S. Spindler, 1971, Dreamers without Power: the
Menomini ..."
"This case study has long been valued for its unique gender role model and its focus on the only matrifocal indigenous culture in Latin America. The new edition updates historical data and explores new case material on Zapotec attitudes toward gender variations."
"This book outlines the proceedings of a one-day conference on anthropological perspectives on dropouts. This is a phenomenon which plagues US schools and the papers in this book discuss a problem that is symptomatic of the deep malaise of our time about the articulation of school and society. This was the first of a series of Stanford Centennial Conferences on children-at-risk and it should be of interest to anthropologists, teachers, e ..."
"George and Louise Spindler are widely regarded as significant founders of the field of educational anthropology. This book brings together their best, most seminal work from the last 50 years--a time frame representing the developmental epoch of the field--and binds them together with a master commentary by George Spindler. Previously scattered over a wide range of publications, the articles collected here allow for a unified view of th ..."
"One of the best studies of change in an American Indian community! This book provides essential background to understanding the past and the present of the Menominee Indians of Wisconsin. Focus is on the several adaptive strategies that various segments of the Menominee have employed to cope with the prolonged confrontation between incongruent cultural systems--their own and the white man's. The Menominee were dreamers and people of pow ..."
"Cultural therapy is a way of helping people cope with cultural diversity and societal inequity through the mediation of the school as a central institution for cultural transmission and maintenance. This book illustrates how cultural therapy can be applied in educational settings to promote better understanding among teachers and students. Each chapter presents a situation in which the author has been intimately involved, offering a ..."
"This ambitious and unique volume sets a standard of excellence for research in educational ethnography. The interpretive studies brought together in this volume are outstanding discipline-based analyses of education both in the United States and in complex societies abroad."
"Two miles away Khan Akbar heard the shooting; gathering his allies, he hurried
to the scene of battle. In a surprise move Golam Sarwar and his paternal kin
entered the fighting on the side of Khan Akbar. Later I learned that Golam Sarwar
had ..."
"This ambitious and unique volume sets a standard of excellence for research in educational ethnography. The interpretive studies brought together in this volume are outstanding discipline-based analyses of education both in the United States and in complex societies abroad."
"Unique in its emphasis on the inductive method, this introduction to cultural anthropology presents illustrative data first and generalizations second."
K'UN Shen(Reprint) A Taiwan Village (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) by Norma Diamond, LouiseSpindler Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 1982 by Irvington Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-8290-0280-5, ISBN: 0-8290-0280-4