The Whorf Hypothesis as a Critique of Western Science and Technology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2730669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter C Rollins (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 563 |
| Publication date | 1972-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2711660 |
| OpenAlex | W2321356024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
relativity which is known by various titles-the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Whorf Hypothesis, Whorf-Lee Hypothesis. Simple cultural relativity states that every human being is born into a cultural milieu which determines what elements of the world will be important to the individual by its methods of child rearing and cultural reinforcement. Whorf's particular addition to this principle of cultural relativity was his assertion of the primacy of language in this process of selection. In a famous quotation from his article Science and Linguistics, Whorf states this position succinctly
Assertion · Linguistic relativity · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Science Education and Pedagogy · Science Education and Perceptions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |