There is a certain inflexibility in Mrs. Benedict’s concept of patterns of culture; perhaps more allowance could have been made for factors which are gradually changing the Japanese way of life ...

Benedict was born Ruth Fulton in 1887 in upstate New York ... In 1934, Benedict published Patterns of Culture, which became important in the “culture and personality” school of thought among American ...

RUTH BENEDICT, in a stimulating and at times provocative ... and the elements of any given culture under inspection evaluated exclusively in the terms of the culture to which they belong.

IN her recent book, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", Dr. Benedict deals with the Japanese along lines similar to, if not as clearly defined as, those in her earlier "Patterns of Culture".

Benedict was born Ruth Fulton in 1887 in upstate New York ... Benedict published Patterns of Culture, which became important in the “culture and personality” school of thought among American ...