ABSTRACT

First published in 2003. This final volume in the VIII-volume set titled The Early Sociology of Culture, deals with human culture, and confines itself neither to contemporary life nor to Western European civilization. The author argues that, if the volume demonstrates an inadequacy of the methods used in interpreting culture and progress, the study is justified. The chapters are separated into three parts: Culture and Culture Change; Theories of Progress and The Criteria of Progress.

part I|206 pages

Culture and Culture Change

chapter |6 pages

Culture and Progress

chapter Chapter I|26 pages

Culture Areas and Culture Traits

chapter Chapter II|28 pages

Methods of Inferring Culture Development

chapter Chapter IV|30 pages

The Diffusion of Culturetr Aits

chapter Chapter V|16 pages

The Assimilation Of Culture Traits

chapter Chapter VI|26 pages

Culture Change And Survivals

chapter Chapter VII|20 pages

Independent Origins Of Similar Culture Traits

chapter Chapter VIII|18 pages

Culture and Individual Initiative

chapter Chapter IX|13 pages

Culture And Ultimate Authority

chapter Chapter X|7 pages

Culture Development And Progress

part II|171 pages

Theories Of Progress

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter XI|5 pages

The Problem Of Progress

chapter Chapter XII|15 pages

Concepts of Progress In The Older Civilizations

chapter Chapter XIII|17 pages

Greek Theories Of Progress

chapter Chapter XIV|16 pages

Stoic And Epicurean Concepts Of Progress

chapter Chapter XIX|19 pages

Utopias In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries

part III|69 pages

The Criteria Of Progress

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter XX|15 pages

Values In Civilization And In Savagery

chapter Chapter XXI|13 pages

Progress and Value

chapter Chapter XXII|8 pages

A Time Perspective Of Culture Changes

chapter Chapter XXIII|10 pages

A Perspective Of Culture Achievements

chapter Chapter XXIV|20 pages

Conclusion