{"product_id":"2026200013254-secondhand-the-cultural-background-of-personality","title":"The Cultural Background Of Personality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a person who they are — biology, upbringing, or the invisible hand of culture? In The Cultural Background of Personality, renowned Columbia University anthropologist Ralph Linton presents a landmark argument that personality is not merely an individual phenomenon but a product of the cultural matrix in which a person is raised. Drawing on his vast fieldwork and cross-cultural studies, Linton details how shared values, social norms, and cultural patterns shape what he terms the basic personality structure — the psychological common ground that members of a given society come to share. The work stands as a foundational bridge between anthropology and psychology, articulating with precision how culture functions as an invisible architect of the self.\n\nLinton's prose is authoritative yet accessible, making complex anthropological theory available to a broad readership without sacrificing intellectual rigour. The Cultural Background of Personality chronicles a pivotal moment in the history of social science, when scholars first began to systematically map the relationship between the individual psyche and its cultural environment — a conversation that remains urgently relevant today. For anyone curious about the hidden forces that shape human behaviour, identity, and society, this book poses a question that lingers long after the final page: if culture makes us who we are, how much of the self is truly our own?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216213123291,"sku":"2026200013254-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b938f5f5-a2e6-4390-ac71-70213b875e19.png?v=1788405465","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013254-secondhand-the-cultural-background-of-personality","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}