In this database, Explaining Human Culture, we provide a way for researchers to uncover the tentative answers from over 800 cross-cultural studies by searching for topics of interest.

Jun 23, 2025 · Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers) In the quest to explain human culture, anthropologists have paid a great deal of attention to recent hunter-gatherer, or forager, societies. A major reason for this …

Jul 16, 2021 · While almost all cultures we know of have had the custom of marriage and all have families, there is tremendous cross-cultural variability in customs surrounding these aspects of social …

The purpose of Explaining Human Culture is to briefly summarize what we have learned from cross-cultural research, or more precisely, what we think we know, and to point out some of the things we …

In the ethnographic process, informants or key participants can help to induct the ethnographer into the society and explain its customs and ways. Traditionally, anthropologists have attempted to arrive at …

Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember This brief guide takes you through the basic steps of a cross-cultural study using the HRAF Collection of Ethnography– on paper, fiche, or online (eHRAF World Cultures). …

Nov 28, 2018 · Although all known societies have religious beliefs and practices, religions vary greatly from society to society. This module summarizes what cross-cultural research tells us about …

Dec 8, 2017 · Specifically, how does neolocality explain variation in conflict? How do cross-cultural results on adolescence in nonindustrial societies compare with research done at the national level in …

Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers) In the quest to explain human culture, anthropologists have paid a great deal of attention to recent hunter-gatherer, or forager, societies. A major reason for this focus has …

Feb 13, 2024 · These and many more questions about cultural variation have been addressed using cross-cultural research methods. Anthropologists and psychologists have tried to explain how human …