Culture and individual responsibility: Touchstones of the culture defense

Human Organization

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-71

  Torry, William I ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive anthropology; Cultural dictation; Free will; Individual responsibility; Law and society

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE;

EID: 0034098706     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.59.1.2471208226k58v34     Document Type: Article

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