The most widely used formal approach to culture, the cultural consensus theory (CCT) of Romney, Weller, and Batchelder, originally relied on a priori definitions of cultural groups to map their unity and diversity. Retaining key features of classical CCT, we provide techniques to identify two or more cultural subgroups in a sample, whether those…

For street children in Mumbai, gambling is mostly a social and recreational activity. This study is based on data gathered from a survey of 70 youths aged 12 to 24, two focus groups, and participant observation. It offers glimpses into various facets of their gambling, including age patterns, games played, venues, and how group and street…

This article proposes a conceptual model to explore the effects of intergenerational transition in individualism/collectivism orientations on the outlook towards different human resource development (HRD) and management practices. It contributes to the existing cross-cultural research in HRD by defining three prominent generations in India and by…

Five papers from a 1967 interdisciplinary seminar sponsored by University College at Syracuse University and by the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults present insights and concepts from anthropology which have relevance for adult educators. The first paper gives a broad view of anthropology and its underlying modes of thought,…

Examines drug use among Indian university students as a subcultural phenomenon. Suggests that, although drug users' interaction with other drug users fulfills a prerequisite for the existence of a subculture, users' awareness, beliefs, and attitudes concerning drug use and control generally are not consistent with the assumptions of subcultural…