Themes in French culture : a preface to a study of French community / Rhoda Métraux and Margaret Mead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Métraux, Rhoda, 1914-2003, author.

Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978, author.

Series:

Margaret Mead: the Study of Contemporary Western Culture

The study of contemporary western cultures Themes in French culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Civilization.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Berghahn Books, [2001]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Margaret Mead collaborated with her long-time colleague Rhoda Métraux in this unique study of French culture. The Hoover Institute at Stanford University originally published this volume, which grew out of the Columbia University project on Research of Contemporary Cultures in 1954. It is one of the few works by American social scientists dealing with broad themes of French life. Mead and Métraux present a vivid picture of the French starting with the organization of the house and its architecture, and drawing original conclusions for the structure of French families and overall cultural values. This work, long out of print, is a fascinating and penetrating portrait of a contemporary European society.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Part One THEMES IN FRENCH CULTURE

I. THE FOYER: THE WORLD WITHIN

II. EDUCATION: THE CHILD IN THE FOYER

III. THE FOYER: THE WORLD OUTSIDE

Part Two THREE BACKGROUND PAPERS

IV. THE FAMILY IN THE FRENCH CIVIL CODE: ADOPTION AND THE TUTELLE OFFICEUSE

V. PLOT AND CHARACTER IN SELECTED FRENCH FILMS: AN ANALYSIS OF FANTASY

VI. AN ANALYSIS OF FRENCH PROJECTIVE TESTS

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80073-505-7

1-57181-814-6

1-57181-813-8