Culture - A critical review of concepts and definitions. By A. L. Kroeber and C. Kluckhohn, with the assistance of Wayne Untereiner and appendices by Alfred G. Meyer

Introduction
PART I: GENERAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD CULTURE
          Brief survey
          Civilization
          Relation of civilization and culture
          The distinction of civilization from culture in American sociology
          The attempted distinction in Germany
          Phases in the history of the concept of culture in Germany
          Culture as a concept of eighteenth-century general history
          Kant to Hegel
          Analysis of Klemm's use of the word "Cultur
          The concept of culture in Germany since 1850
          "Kultur" and "Schrecklichkeit
          Danilevsky
          "Culture" in the humanities in England and elsewhere
          Dictionary definitions
          General discussion
          Addendum: Febvre on civilisation
PART II: DEFINITIONS
          Introduction
          Group A: Descriptive
                    Broad definitions with emphasis on enumeration of content: usually influenced by Tylor
                    Comment
          Group B : Historical
                    Emphasis on social heritage or tradition
                    Comment
          Group C: Normative
                    C-I. Emphasis on rule or way
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                    C-II. Emphasis on ideals or values plus behavior
                    Comment
          Group D: Psychological
                    D-I. Emphasis on adjustment, on culture as a problem-solving device
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                    D-II. Emphasis on learning
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                    D-III. Emphasis on habit
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                    D-IV. Purely psychological definitions
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          Group E: Structural
                    Emphasis on the patterning or organization of culture
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          Group F: Genetic
                    F-I. Emphasis on culture as a product or artifact
                    Comment
                    F-II. Emphasis on ideas
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                    F-III. Emphasis on symbols
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                    F-IV. Residual category definitions
                    Comment
          Group G: Incomplete Definitions
                    Comment
          Indexes to Definitions
                    A: Authors
                    B: Conceptual elements in definitions
                    Words not included in Index B
PART III: SOME STATEMENTS ABOUT CULTURE
          Introduction
          Group a: The Nature of Culture
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          Group b: The Components of Culture
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          Group c: Distinctive Properties of Culture
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          Group d: Culture and Psychology
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          Group e: Culture and Language
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          Group f: Relation of Culture to Society, Individuals, Environment and Artifacts
                    Comment
          Addenda
          Index to Authors in Part III
PART IV: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
          A: Summary
                    Word and concept
                    Philosophy of history
                    Use of culture in Germany
                    Spread of the concept and resistances
                    Culture and civilization
                    Culture as an emergent or level
                    Definitions of culture
                    Before and after 1920
                    The place of Tylor and Wissler
                    The course of post-1920 definitions
                    Rank order of elements entering into post-1930 definitions
                    Number of elements entering into single definitions
                    Final comments on definitions
                    Statements about culture
          B: General Features of Culture
                    Integration
                    Historicity
                    Uniformities
                    Causality
                    Significance and values
                    Values and relativity
          C: Conclusion
                    A final review of the conceptual problem
                    Review of aspects of our own position
          References
          Appendices
                    Appendix A: Historical Notes on Ideological Aspects of the Concept of Culture in Germany and Russia, by Alfred G. Meyer
                    Appendix B: The Use of the Term Culture in the Soviet Union, by Alfred G. Meyer
Index of Names of Persons