Cultural determinism, cultural relativism, and the comparative study of psychopathology

Ethos

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 218-234

  Spiro, Melford E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035373804     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2001.29.2.218     Document Type: Article

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