Cross-cultural CD : descriptions of life in societies around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Format:

Other

Contributor:

Human Relations Area Files, Inc.

SilverPlatter Information, Inc.

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Databases.

Ethnology.

Ethnology--Bibliography--Databases.

Ethnology--Bibliography.

Databases.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Ethnology--Software.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Information storage and retrieval systems--Ethnology.

Genre:

Software.

Physical Description:

computer optical discs ; 4 5/8 in.

Place of Publication:

Boston : SilverPlatter, c1990-

System Details:

System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; monitor; compact disk drive; 512K RAM; printer optional.

Summary:

Set of full text files extracted from the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) and organized into ten data bases. The texts are extracts from over 1,000 anthropological, sociological, and psychological books and articles on life in 60 different societies around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Contents:

v. 1., pt. 1. Human sexuality. pt. 2. Marriage

v. 2., pt. 3. Family

v. 3, pt.1. Old age. pt. 2. Death and dying

v.4, pt. 1. Childhood and adolescence. pt. 2. Socialization and education

v.5.[disc 1] pt. 1. Childhood and adolescence. pt. 2. Religious beliefs and practices. [disc 2] Religious beliefs and practices

Notes:

Optical discs accessible only through manufacturer supplied programs.

Accompanied by: SPIRS user's manual, version 2.0; Quick reference card (1 tri-folded sheet, 6 sides); function and short-cut cards (1 sheet); function key templates (1 folded sheet) and folded information sheet.

Title from optical disc label.

OCLC:

78060351