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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Cultural Anthropology - With CD (12TH 08 - Old Edition)by Conrad Kottak
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Written by Kottak, recent inductee to The National Academy of Sciences, this text for cultural anthropology emphasizes anthropology's integrated and comparative nature with "Bringing It All Together" essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives. Synopsis:The new edition of Kottak's best selling text for cultural anthropology emphasizes anthropology's integrated and comparative nature with Bringing It All Together essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, Understanding Ourselves, illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives. About the AuthorConrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968. In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan. In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan. Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil. Table of ContentsBRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTSPart One: The Dimensions of AnthropologyChapter 1: What Is Anthropology?Chapter 2: Applying AnthropologyPart Two: Cultural DiversityChapter 3: CultureChapter 4: The Evolutionary Origins of Human CultureChapter 5: Ethnicity and RaceChapter 6: Language and CommunicationChapter 7: Making a LivingChapter 8: Political SystemsChapter 9: Families, Kinship, and DescentChapter 10: MarriageChapter 11: GenderChapter 12: ReligionChapter 13: The ArtsPart Three: The Changing WorldChapter 14: The Modern World SystemChapter 15: Colonialism and DevelopmentChapter 16: Cultural Exchange and SurvivalAppendix 1: A History of Theories in AnthropologyAppendix 2: Ethics and AnthropologyAppendix 3: American Popular CultureAppendix 4: Ethics and Methods in Cultural AnthropologyDETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTSAbout the AuthorPrefaceWalkthroughPart One: The Dimensions of AnthropologyChapter 1: What Is Anthropology?Human AdaptabilityAdaptation, Variation, and ChangeGeneral AnthropologyCultural Forces Shape Human BiologyThe Subdisciplines of AnthropologyCultural AnthropologyArchaeological AnthropologyBiological, or Physical AnthropologyInteresting Issues: Even Anthropologists Get Culture ShockLinguistic AnthropologyBeyond the Classroom:The Utility of Hand and Foot Bones for Problems in Biological AnthropologyAnthropology and Other Academic FieldsCultural Anthropology and SociologyAnthropology and PsychologyScience, Explanation, and Hypothesis TestingChapter 2: Applying AnthropologyWhat Is Applied Anthropology?The Role of the Applied AnthropologistAcademic and Applied AnthropologyTheory and PracticeAnthropology and EducationUrban AnthropologyUrban versus RuralMedical AnthropologyAnthropology and BusinessBeyond the Classroom:New Life, Good HealthCareers and AnthropologyInteresting Issues: Hot Asset in Corporate: Anthropology DegreesPart Two: Cultural DiversityChapter 3: CultureWhat Is Culture?Culture Is LearnedCulture Is SharedCulture Is SymbolicCulture and NatureCulture Is All-EncompassingCulture Is IntegratedInteresting Issues: Touching, Affection, Love, and SexCulture Can Be Adaptive and MaladaptiveCulture and the Individual: Agency and PracticeLevels of CultureEthnocentrism, Cultural Relativism, and Human RightsUniversality, Generality, and ParticularityUniversalityGeneralityParticularity: Patterns of CultureMechanisms of Cultural ChangeGlobalizationBeyond the Classroom:Folklore Reveals Ethos of Heating Plant WorkersChapter 4: The Evolutionary Origins of Human CultureEvolutionTheory and FactOur Place among PrimatesPrimate TendenciesHumans and ApesWhat We Share with Other PrimatesLearningToolsPredation and HuntingHow We Differ from Other PrimatesSharing and CooperationMating and KinshipFossil Evidence for HumanityBipedalismBrains, Skulls, and Childhood DependencyTool MakingTeethThe Earliest HomininsThe Varied AustralopithecinesAustralopithecus afarensisGracile and Robust AustralopithecinesThe Australopithecines and Early HomoEarly ToolsH. ErectusArchaic H. SapiensIce Ages of the PleistoceneH. antecessor and H. heidelbergensisThe NeandertalsCold-Adapted NeandertalsThe Neandertals and Modern PeopleAnatomically Modern Humans (AMHs)Advances in TechnologyThe Advent of Behavioral ModernityBeyond the Classroom: Paleolithic Butchering at VerberieInteresting Issues: Prehistoric Art Treasure is Found in French CaveSettling the AmericasChapter 5: Ethnicity and RaceEthnic Groups and EthnicityStatus ShiftingRaceThe Social Construction of RaceHypodescent: Race in the United StatesRace in the CensusBeyond the Classroom:Perceptions of Race and Skin Color on an American College CampusNot Us: Race in JapanPhenotype and Fluidity: Race in BrazilStratification and "Intelligence"Ethnic Groups, Nations, and NationalitiesNationalities and Imagined CommunitiesInteresting Issues: Ethnic Nationalism Runs WildPeaceful CoexistenceAssimilationThe Plural SocietyMulticulturalism and Ethnic IdentityRoots of Ethnic ConflictPrejudice and DiscriminationChips in the MosaicAftermaths of OppressionChapter 6: Language and CommunicationWhat Is Language?Nonhuman Primate CommunicationCall SystemsSign LanguageThe Origin of LanguageNonverbal CommunicationThe Structure of LanguageSpeech SoundsLanguage, Thought, and CultureThe Sapir-Whorf HypothesisInteresting Issues: Do Midwesterner's Have Accents?Focal VocabularyMeaningSociolinguisticsLinguistic DiversityGender Speech ContrastsLanguage and Status PositionStratificationBlack English Vernacular (BEV)Historical LinguisticsBeyond the Classroom: Cybercommunication in CollegespaceBringing It All Together: Canada: Unity and Diversity in Culture and LanguageChapter 7: Making a LivingAdaptive StrategiesForaging Correlates of Foraging | |||||||||
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