Systemic culture patterns as basic units of cultural transmission and evolution

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 154-178

  Romney, A Kimball ^a   Moore, Carmella C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035531990     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710103500204     Document Type: Article

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