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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > cultural theory > culture and civilization
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > German social theory > culture and civilization
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > macrosociological theories > culture and civilization

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culture and civilization  

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  • ConceptsCulture is one of the most complex concepts in social theory. In their classical investigation in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckohn already listed several hundred definitions which were used in scientific discourse. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Culture and Civilization]

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