Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. EDITORIAL NOTE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. Preface XI
5. Prologue 1
6. The concept of culture 3
7. Systems in general 15
8. The generation of ethical codes 39
9. Vectors of cultural systems 59
10. Lobbying 79
11. Cultural systems as entities 89
12. The emergence of the concept of cultural systems 119
13. Values and cultural systems 141
14. Functionalism 147
15. Some reflections upon and implications of this essay 159
16. bibliography 181