culturology

is the study of a distinct level of phenomenon alongside mind and society. It is the study of culture as an entity, having its own laws like, sociology which studies social relations, social integration, social cohesion, culture is to be studied as an autonomous sphere.

White described anthropology as 'culturology' (Barfield 1997:491). He proposed to explain cultural evolution, C=E T (where C=culture, E=energy, and T=technology). White also subscribed to a technological determinism, with technology ultimately determining the way people think (Balee 1996).. . .for the study of culture as an entity, having its own laws. . . . Leslie White, although not a Boasian like Kroeber, coined the term 'culturology' for the study of culture as an entity, having its own laws. The British functionalist, too, although they focused on society rather than culture, argued that social structures followed their own laws and that individuals were affected by them. (net)

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culturology