Synopses & Reviews
Luke Eric Lassiter's concise introduction to anthropology offers a fresh and accessible approach for students. Lassiter provides new ethnographic examples and concepts, new illustrations, and a brand-new glossary. Part I focuses on the underlying assumptions and concepts that have driven anthropological theory and practice since its modern inception. Part II explores cross-cultural human issues, showing how anthropological studies offer relevant insight into human beings and valuable models for thinking and acting. Book jacket.
About the Author
\Luke Eric Lassiter is professor and Director of the Graduate Humanities Program at Marshall University Graduate College.
Table of Contents
Preface to the second edition -- pt. I. Anthropology, culture, and ethnography -- 1. Evolution and the critique of race : a short story -- 2. Anthropology and culture -- 3. Ethnography -- pt. II. Ethnology : some human issues -- 4. History, change, and adaptation : on the roots of our world system -- 5. Sex, power, and inequality : on gender -- 6. Work, success, and kids : on marriage, family, and kinship -- 7. Knowledge, belief, and disbelief : on religion -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Bibliography and suggested readings -- Index -- About the author.