Background
Erasmus, Charles John was born on September 23, 1921 in Pittsburgh. Son of Percy Thomas and Alice Erasmus.
(This is an inquiry into the causes of cultural behavior, ...)
This is an inquiry into the causes of cultural behavior, the nature of its development, and problems of foreign aid in relation to cultural development. Professor Erasmus examines technical assistance programs in some of the underdeveloped areas of the world and relates the significance of such programs to a general concept of cultural change.
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Erasmus, Charles John was born on September 23, 1921 in Pittsburgh. Son of Percy Thomas and Alice Erasmus.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1955.
Field ethnologist, Smithsonian Institution, Colombia, 1950-1952; applied anthropologist, Agency for International Development, Western South America, 1952-1954; research associate culture exchange project, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1955-1959; visiting professor anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, 1959-1960; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1960-1962; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1962-1964; professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964-1987; professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1987; department chairman anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964-1968.
(This is an inquiry into the causes of cultural behavior, ...)
Served with United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Married Helen Marjorie O'Brien, February 18, 1943. Children: Thomas Glen, Gwendolyn.