Despite the theories traditionally taught in high-school social studies, the truth is: the more primitive the society, the more leisured its way… — Peter Farb Despite Copy Share Image
Men in all societies possess the biological equipment to remove their hats or shoes, but it is the birth within a particular… — Peter Farb Behavior Copy Share Image
A complex society is not necessarily more advanced than a simple one; it has just adapted to conditions in a more complicated… — Peter Farb Adapted Copy Share Image
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that… — Peter Farb Appropriate Copy Share Image
An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the… — Peter Farb Being successful Copy Share Image
Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can prove by turning off the sound on a television set and asking… — Peter Farb Asking Copy Share Image
Letters to the editors of English and American newspapers often contain expressions of horror about the new terms that creep into the… — Peter Farb Creeps Copy Share Image
No child is capable of speech until he has heard other human beings speak, and even two infants reared together cannot develop… — Peter Farb Capable Copy Share Image
Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo. — Peter Farb Celebration Copy Share Image
Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change. — Peter Farb Change Copy Share Image
Native speakers of a language know intuitively whether a sentence is grammatical or not. They usually cannot specify exactly what is wrong,… — Peter Farb Grammar Copy Share Image
The dictionary is a closed system in which someone interested in the meaning of a word can go around and around and… — Peter Farb Defined Copy Share Image
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence… — Peter Farb Be careful Copy Share Image
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences. — Peter Farb Community Copy Share Image
An inability to communicate has little to do with international friction-as is seen in the special ferocity of wars fought between people… — Peter Farb Communicate Copy Share Image
People who speak the same language can hate one another as easily as can people who speak unrelated languages. — Peter Farb Hate Copy Share Image
In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not… — Peter Farb Bridges Copy Share Image
The environment does not determine man's culture; it merely sets the outer limits and at the same time offers opportunities. — Peter Farb Culture Copy Share Image
