pattern of culture 1-2

Basically she says that the cultures show an infinite diversity and the behaviour of members of any society is determined by the culture in which they are embedded rather than by innate characteristics of any basic human nature.

In the development of the culture, certain patterns have emerged. The response of a person to a situation is dictated mainly by these traditional patterns. 

Even the description of abnormal behaviour varies from society to society. Abnormal behaviour stands out from the specific pattern of society. For example any turbulent aloof person will be a misfit In The zuni Tribe. But in the plains Indian tribe it will be an honorable feature.

Seeing zuni tribe as Apollonian. Where is Kwakiutl as Dionysian.