ABSTRACT
Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions, by Kroeber and Kluckhohn, is presented as “a critical review of definitions and a general discussion of culture theory” (p. 157). Its purpose is threefold: “First, … to make available in one place for purposes of reference a collection of definitions by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, philosophers and others.… Second, … [to document] the gradual emergence and refinement of a concept… [the authors] believe to be of great… significance. Third, … to assist other investigators in reaching agreement and greater precision in definition by pointing out and commenting upon agreements and disagreements in the definitions thus far propounded” (p. 4).
