Scottish Life and Society Volume 9 by John Beech

Scottish Life and Society Volume 9 by John Beech

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Summary

In life there are events common to all individuals as consequence of the simple fact that they are alive. Study of the ways in which these common events affect different individuals of differing cultural backgrounds helps to guide us to a more informed understanding of the human experience.

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Scottish Life and Society Volume 9 by John Beech

In The Individual and Community Life this has been achieved in four parts. In Part One the notable stages of the life cycle ? birth, death, childhood and maturity ? are considered. However, there are many external, independent and varied influences which shape a life. Part Two widens the scope of topics examined before going on to more directly consider the placing of the individual within a community. The different types of community, from secure settlements to travelling societies are then explored in Part Three. The final section looks at a different kind of community, that of the wider ethnic and social world and of the results of immigration into Scotland, where a large variety of cultures have arrived, forcing the Scottish community to reassess itself. The Individual and Community Life is the fourth volume to appear in the planned fourteen volume series, A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, the major project of the European Ethnological Research Centre. The overall aim of this project being to examine, in their international setting, the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture that go into the making of a national identity.
Mark Mulhern is an editor who has contributed to several titles in the Scottish Life and Society series.
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ISBN 13 9780859766326
ISBN 10 0859766322
Title Scottish Life and Society Volume 9
Author John Beech
Series A Compendium Of Scottish Ethnology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher John Donald Publishers Ltd
Year published 2005-11-21
Number of pages 671
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.