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The determination of personality by culture is a truism of such long standing that social scientists refer to the behavior of the individual as if it were only a miniature reflection of the great society. The significant truth in cultural determination is thus obscured by conceiving of society as an organic whole, imposing its wishes upon its members. This conception makes culture an underived social entity, regards social forms as static and immutable, and replaces all explanation of social events by pure tautology. Topics discussed in this chapter include the fallacy of tautology in cultural determinism; reasons for the tautological fallacy; the fallacy of a static conception of culture; studies of personality differences in relation to culture; general ways in which cultural factors may affect personality; relations between personality characteristics and culture; problems in relation to personality integration and culture; and the relation of insanity and abnormality to culture. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)