Ruth Benedict and her tireless search for cultural norms
Ruth Fulton Benedict (New York, 1887–1948) was an American writer and anthropologist who began her professional life writing poetry, but soon discovered anthropology; during her studies she befriended anthropologist Margaret Mead; however, his mentor and teacher was Franz Boas. Boas’ disciples were responsible for spreading relativistic ideas in anthropological discipline. In addition, Ruth Benedict’s studies […]
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