Ralph Linton was an American anthropologist who often espoused ideas opposed to those of Franz Boas.
Ralph Linton (27 February 1893 – 24 December 1953) was an American anthropologist whose works include the popular textbooks The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955). In 1937 he became head of the Columbia University's Department of Anthropology, succeeding Franz Boas, with whose approach he often disagreed. Linton defined the differences between ascribed and achieved status in a society, as well as the set of behaviors associated with status, which he called role. Linton was also particularly interested in acculturation.
Ralph Linton appears in the following:
Cultural Differences as a Factor in Health Education
Thursday, April 23, 1953
How to implement health programs in alien cultures.
