Major Works
What culture did Ruth research in her novel: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword?
Japanese Culture
Which famous anthropologist did Ruth Benedict study under?
Franz Boas
What other famous anthropologist did Benedict see romantically?
Margaret Mead
What school of thought does Benedict discuss in Patterns of Culture?
Cultural Relativism
What school did Ruth Benedict begin teaching at in 1923?
Columbia University
What disease caused Ruth to become hearing impaired?
Measles
In Patterns of Culture, Ruth explores the connection between culture and...
Personality
What college did she attend before earning her Ph.D. at Columbia?
Vassar College
What did her father do for a living?
Surgeon
Benedict described magic as a substitute for what in her book Zuni Mythology?
Technology