Preface
Introduction
PART I: INTRODUCTION
The Study of Culture at a Distance
Margaret Mead
Chapter 1. The Purpose and Scope of This Manual
Chapter 2. The Needed Skills and Their Place in Cultural Analysis
Chapter 3. Theory and Practice
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Theory and Methods Derived from Anthropology
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Theory and Methods Derived from Other Disciplines
Chapter 4. Anthropological Models for the Study of Culture at a Distance
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The Single Informant
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The Study of Living Communities
PART II: NATIONAL CHARACTER
National Character: Theory and Practice
Geoffrey Gorer
PART III: GROUP RESEARCH
A: The Organization of Group Research
Margaret Mead
B: Five Illustrations of Groups at Work
Introduction
Rhoda Métraux
Chapter 1. Formulation of a Working Hypothesis: French Dyadic Relationships
Chapter 2. Formulation of a Working Hypothesis: The Swaddling Hypothesis
Chapter 3. Intragroup Interviewing: On thc Definition of Terms
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The Chinese First Teacher
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Sincerity
Chapter 4. Relations between Men and Women: Has the Woman a Soul?
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The Position of the Woman
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Woman’s Position Redefined
Chapter 5. Themes in Italian Culture: A First Discussion
PART IV: WORK WITH INFORMANTS
A: Informants in Group Research
Rhoda Métraux
B: Three Illustrations of Written Work by Informants
I. Polish Personality
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Does Responsibility Mean Command?
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Attitudes toward Various Parts of the Body
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When Is a Pole Allowed to Be Soft?
II. My Inner Self
III. Russian Sensory Images
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On the Sense of Touch
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On the Sense of Smell
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On the Sense of Hearing
C: Ten Illustrations of Interviews with Informants
I: Interview with a Syrian Woman: Life History
II: Interview with a Syrian Man: Life History
III: Interview with a Polish Peasant Woman: Parents and Children
IV: Interview with a French Couple: Dyadic Relations in the Foyer
V: nterview with a Young Frenchman: Friendship
VI: Interview with a Chinese Scholar: Friendship
VII: Interview with Two Jewish Men: Sheyneh and Prosteh Yiden
VIII: Interview with Two Jewish Women: Sheyneh and Prosteh Yiden
IX: Interview with a Russian Actor: Interpretation of Roles
X: Interview with Four Russians: Images of Hate, Guilt, and Love
PART V: WRITTEN AND ORAL LITERATURE
Introduction
Rhoda Métraux
Chapter 1. Relations between Men and Women in Chinese Stories
Virginia Heyer
Chapter 2. The Image of the Leader in Soviet “Post-October Folklore
Nelly Schargo Hoyt
Chapter 3. A Russian Double Image Cluster: “Not-So: So”
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The “Not-So: So” Images in Russian Folklore
Nelly Schargo Hoyt
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Rumor Cluster and Image Cluster: Detail from Group Discussion
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Russian “Visual” Thinking
Leopold H. Haimson
Chapter 4. Trends in Affectlessness
Nathan Leites
PART VI: FILM ANALYSIS
A: Movie Analysis in the Study of Culture
Martha Wolfenstein
B: Five Illustrations of Film Analysis
Introduction
Rhoda Métraux
I: Notes on an Italian Film, The Tragic Hunt
Martha Wolfenstein
II: Notes on Two French Films
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The Father Figure in Panique
Jane Belo
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Notes on La Belle et La Bête
Geoffrey Gorer
III: An Analysis of Seven Cantonese Films
John Hast Weakland
IV: An Analysis of the Soviet Film The Young Guard
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Plot Summary
Margaret Mead
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Comparison of the Film and the Novel
Vera Schwarz (Alexandrova)
V: An Analysis of the Nazi Film Hltlerjunge Quex
Gregory Bateson
PART VII: PROJECTIVE TESTS
A: The Use of Projective Tests in Group Research
Margaret Mead
B: Two Illustrations of the Use of Projective Tests with Chinese Subjects
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Visual Perception and Spatial Organization: A Study of Performance on the Horn-Hellersberg Test by Chinese Subjects
Elisabeth F. Hellersberg
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Some Aspects of Personality of Chinese as Revealed by the Rorschach Test
Theodora M. Abel and Francis L. K. Hsu
PART VIII: IMAGERY
Resonance in Imagery
Rhode Métraux
PART IX: END LINKAGE: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH
A: History of the Approach
Margaret Mead
B: Formulation of End Linkage
Gregory Bateson
C: Four Applications of End Linkage Analysis
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Applications of End Linkage Formulations to Anglo-American
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Relations in World War II
Margaret Mead
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Male Dominance in Thai Culture
Ruth Benedict
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Non-Reciprocity among East European Jews
Natalie F. Joffe
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A Note on the Spectator in French Culture
Rhoda Métraux
PART X: APPLICATIONS OF STUDIES OF CULTURE AT A DISTANCE
A: Political Applications of Studies of Culture at a Distance
Margaret Mead
B: Seven Applications of Studies of Culture at a Distance
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Japanese Character Structure and Propaganda
Geoffrey Gorer
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Some Problems of Cross-Cultural Communication between Britain and the United States: Based upon Lecturing in Britain and the United States during World War II
Margaret Mead
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History as It Appears to Rumanians
Ruth Benedict
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Courage: Cumulative Effects of Sacrifice
Sula Benet
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Chinese Family Images in International Affairs
John Hast Weakland
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The Soviet Style of Chess
Leopold II. Haimson
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The Soviet Image of Corruption
Martha Wolfenstein
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Recommendations for the Organization of Group Research
Margaret Mead
Appendix B: A List of Participants in Columbia University Research in Contemporary Cultures and Successor Projects
Bibliography
Index