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Author Schiffer, Michael B. (Michael Brian), 1947-

Title The material life of human beings : artifacts, behavior, and communication / Michael Brian Schiffer with the assistance of Andrea R. Miller
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 158 pages)
Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; What is human behavior?; Artifacts and ̃interpersonal̃ communication; Some first principles; A general theory of communication; Basic communication processes; Explaining performance: a general model of receiver response; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
Summary Through a broad range of examples, the author demonstrates how theories of behaviour and communication have too often ignored the fundamental importance of objects in human life
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-150) and index
Notes English
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Subject Material culture.
Human behavior.
Communication and culture.
Behavior
material culture (discipline)
human behavior.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Communication and culture
Human behavior
Material culture
Humanwissenschaften
Sachkultur
Verhalten
Kultur
Kommunikation
Materiële cultuur.
Gedrag.
Communicatie.
Culture matérielle.
Comportement humain.
Communication et culture.
Form Electronic book
Author Miller, Andrea R
LC no. 98051397
ISBN 9780203030547
0203030540
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