Renowned for its integration of rich ethnographies into the core book, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, International Edition provides excellent coverage of culturesaround the world. The text also emphasizes critical thinking and contemporaryissues, including culture change and globalization, with a new chapter on "Power, Conquest, and the World System". In addition, a new end-of-chapter feature entitled "The Global and The Local" presents students with case studies on cultural responses to globalization, asking them to critically evaluate the issue. Issues of power, gender, stratification, and ethnicity continue to be highlighted in this edition, supported by features and pedagogy designed to get students thinking about the world in which they live. INDICE: Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. 1. Anthropology andHuman Diversity. 2. Human Evolution. 3. Doing Cultural Anthropology. 4. The Idea of Culture. 5. Communication. Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY. 6. Making a Living. 7. Economics. 8. Kinship. 9. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups. PartIII: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES. 10. Gender. 11. Political Organization. 12.Stratification. Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS. 13. Religion. 14. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts. Part V: CULTURE CHANGE. 15. Power, Conquest, and a World System. 16. Culture Change and the Modern World. Appendix. A Brief Historical Guide to Anthropological Theory.
- ISBN: 978-0-495-81369-9
- Editorial: Wadsworth
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés