Kalervo Oberg

Kalervo Oberg ( born January 15, 1901 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, † 11 July 1973 in Corvallis, Oregon) was an American anthropologist of Finnish origin. The scientist coined the term culture shock and has developed a phase model that enjoys scientific recognition to this day.

He conducted research on the Tlingit Indians, various Indian tribes of the northern and southern Mato Grosso in Brazil and many other cultures.

Works

  • The social economy of the Tlingit Indians. Chicago 1940
  • The Kingdom of Ankole in Uganda. In: Fortes and Evans -Pritchard (eds. ): African Political Systems. Oxford 1940
  • The Terena and the Caduveo of southern Mato Grosso, Brazil. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1949
  • Indian tribes of northern Mato Grosso, Brazil. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1953
  • The social economy of the Tlingit Indians. Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle [ et al ] 1973
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