Since its infancy, the pluralistic tendencies of cultural studies project denied methodological and procedural consistency resisted any disciplining as an attempt at authoritarian policing. Over course 1980s, continued to spread beyond United Kingdom Australia States, initially, rest world soon thereafter. Movements towards bridging longstanding divisions between fact interpretation—between soc...

pažuheš-nâme-ye târix-e ejtemâ’i va eqtesâdi (socio economic history studies) biannual journal volume 2, number 1, spring & summer 2013 concessionaire: institute for humanities and cultural studies (ihcs) director in charge & editor-in-chief: shahram yousefifar executive manager: azam riahi   editorial board ahmad badkoobeh hazaveh associate professor, university of tehran safoura boroumand ass...

OBJECTIVES Cultural variability (CV) is introduced as an overlooked dimension of cultural identity development pertaining to emphasizing and de-emphasizing the influence of a single cultural identity (i.e., cultural influence [CI]) on daily interactions and behaviors. The Cultural IDentity Influence Measure (CIDIM) is introduced as a novel measure of CI and CV, and hypothesis-driven validation ...

In recent years, far from arguing that evolutionary approaches to our own species permit us to describe the fundamental character of human nature, a prominent group of cultural evolutionary theorists has instead argued that the very idea of 'human nature' is one we should reject. It makes no sense, they argue, to speak of human nature in opposition to human culture. The very same sceptical argu...