Young, Virginia Heyer.

Ruth Benedict : beyond relativity, beyond pattern / Virginia Heyer Young. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005. - xii, 379 p. ; 24 cm. - Critical studies in the history of anthropology . - Critical studies in the history of anthropology. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-357) and index.

Ruth Benedict's life and work -- The search for Boas's successor -- Friendship with Margaret Mead -- Beyond cultural relativity -- Beyond psychological types -- Teachers and students -- Ruth Benedict's contribution to anthropology.

0803249195 (cloth : alk. paper) 0803205112 (electronic)

2004028319


Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948.


Women anthropologists--United States--Biography.
Anthropology--History.

GN21.B45 / Y68 2005

301/.092 B