September 10, 2007

Thought For The Day

"From the moment of his birth, the customs into which (an individual) is born shape his experiences and behavior. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture."

Renowned anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict

2 comments:

Bethanne said...

YUP, definitely some philosophy involved in anthropology. The whole nature vs. nurture argument put into play, too.

Good blog. THoughtful yet it only took me two seconds to read. NICE.

thanks.

Mary Marvella said...

True in a lot of ways, even with animals and the people they adopt.

Mary

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