Cultural Anthropology: International Edition
Autor Carol R. Ember, Melvin R. Emberen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iun 2008
This comprehensive and scientific introduction to cultural anthropology helps students understand how humans vary culturally and why they got to be that way. This new edition highlights migration and immigration in the context of globalization.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780135061763
ISBN-10: 0135061768
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.94 kg
Ediția:12Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 0135061768
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.94 kg
Ediția:12Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Cuprins
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is Anthropology?
Chapter 2 The Concept of Culture
Chapter 3 Theoretical Approaches in Cultural Anthropology
Chapter 4 Explanation and Evidence
Part II Cultural Variation
Chapter 5 Communication and Language
Chapter 6 Getting Food
Chapter 7 Economic Systems
Chapter 8 Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism
Chapter 9 Sex, Gender, and Culture
Chapter 10 Marriage and the Family
Chapter 11 Marital Residence and Kinship
Chapter 12 Associations and Interest Groups
Chapter 13 Political Life: Social Order and Disorder
Chapter 14 Psychology and Culture
Chapter 15 Religion and Magic
Chapter 16 The Arts
Chapter 17 Culture Change and Globalization
Part III Using Anthropology
Chapter 18 Applied and Practicing Anthropology
Chapter 19 Medical Anthropology
Chapter 20 Global Social Problems
Chapter 1 What Is Anthropology?
Chapter 2 The Concept of Culture
Chapter 3 Theoretical Approaches in Cultural Anthropology
Chapter 4 Explanation and Evidence
Part II Cultural Variation
Chapter 5 Communication and Language
Chapter 6 Getting Food
Chapter 7 Economic Systems
Chapter 8 Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism
Chapter 9 Sex, Gender, and Culture
Chapter 10 Marriage and the Family
Chapter 11 Marital Residence and Kinship
Chapter 12 Associations and Interest Groups
Chapter 13 Political Life: Social Order and Disorder
Chapter 14 Psychology and Culture
Chapter 15 Religion and Magic
Chapter 16 The Arts
Chapter 17 Culture Change and Globalization
Part III Using Anthropology
Chapter 18 Applied and Practicing Anthropology
Chapter 19 Medical Anthropology
Chapter 20 Global Social Problems
Caracteristici
How do you show relevance of your course to real world events?
*Emphasizing Applied Anthropology gives students an understanding of how anthropological theory is used to solve everyday dilemmas. Applied & Practicing Anthropology (Chapter 18), Medical Anthropology (Chapter 19), and Global Social Problems (Chapter 20).
* Current Research and Issues boxes highlight recent topics that students may have heard about in the news or that are currently being debated in the profession. Keep students abreast of current issues in the discipline. (See page 350)
* Applied Anthropology boxes—describe some of the ways anthropologists have studied or applied their knowledge to health and other practical problems. Examples include deforestation in the Amazon; preventing the extinction of languages; modernization and obesity. (See pp. 121 and 306)
*New Perspectives on Gender boxes explain issues pertaining to sex and gender, both in anthropology and everyday life. Examples include sexism in language; separate women’s associations and women’s status and power; morality in women versus men. (See p. 210)
*Research Navigator exercises encourage students to use the Research Navigator database of articles and Web links to discover more about the changes that are occurring in the field of anthropology. (See p. 61)
How do you expose your students to issues of globalization?
Increased emphasis on globalization—Chapter 17 includes material on globalization and culture change and the vast majority of the boxes illustrate some aspect of globalization.
*Emphasizing Applied Anthropology gives students an understanding of how anthropological theory is used to solve everyday dilemmas. Applied & Practicing Anthropology (Chapter 18), Medical Anthropology (Chapter 19), and Global Social Problems (Chapter 20).
* Current Research and Issues boxes highlight recent topics that students may have heard about in the news or that are currently being debated in the profession. Keep students abreast of current issues in the discipline. (See page 350)
* Applied Anthropology boxes—describe some of the ways anthropologists have studied or applied their knowledge to health and other practical problems. Examples include deforestation in the Amazon; preventing the extinction of languages; modernization and obesity. (See pp. 121 and 306)
*New Perspectives on Gender boxes explain issues pertaining to sex and gender, both in anthropology and everyday life. Examples include sexism in language; separate women’s associations and women’s status and power; morality in women versus men. (See p. 210)
*Research Navigator exercises encourage students to use the Research Navigator database of articles and Web links to discover more about the changes that are occurring in the field of anthropology. (See p. 61)
How do you expose your students to issues of globalization?
Increased emphasis on globalization—Chapter 17 includes material on globalization and culture change and the vast majority of the boxes illustrate some aspect of globalization.
Caracteristici noi
How do you cover research methods?
NEW—Separate chapter on the history of theoretical orientations: "Theoretical Approaches in Cultural Anthropology" (Chapter 3)
NEW—Separate chapter on research methods: "Explanation and Evidence" (Chapter 4)—Includes material on ethics in fieldwork and an expanded discussion of cross-cultural research.
NEW—Research Navigator™ Exercises—At the end of every chapter, students are given an exercise that asks them to use Research Navigator™, a powerful database search engine. Students can be encouraged to use the resources found on Research Navigator™ to discover more about the changes that are occurring in the field of anthropology. (See page 61)
NEW—Discovering Anthropology: Researchers at Work—This book of case studies provides students with engaging, up-to-date examples of anthropologists at work. The original articles were commissioned to highlight the personal experiences of anthropologists as they conduct research; A case study corresponds with every chapter in the textbook. Discussion and homework questions about the case studies can be found at the end of every chapter in the text.
How do you cover globalization and culture change?
NEW—Integrated material on migration and immigration—This theme is continued throughout as a way to highlight why people move and how they have adapted to life in new environments.
NEW—DK™ Maps— Dorling Kindersley, a leading publisher of educational maps, has created maps that highlight aspects of human migration and globalization, including maps on such topics as Hominid Origins, The Spread of Agriculture, Western Imperialism, Trading in Human Lives, and Migration in the 19th Century. (See p. 112)
NEW—Separate chapter on the history of theoretical orientations: "Theoretical Approaches in Cultural Anthropology" (Chapter 3)
NEW—Separate chapter on research methods: "Explanation and Evidence" (Chapter 4)—Includes material on ethics in fieldwork and an expanded discussion of cross-cultural research.
NEW—Research Navigator™ Exercises—At the end of every chapter, students are given an exercise that asks them to use Research Navigator™, a powerful database search engine. Students can be encouraged to use the resources found on Research Navigator™ to discover more about the changes that are occurring in the field of anthropology. (See page 61)
NEW—Discovering Anthropology: Researchers at Work—This book of case studies provides students with engaging, up-to-date examples of anthropologists at work. The original articles were commissioned to highlight the personal experiences of anthropologists as they conduct research; A case study corresponds with every chapter in the textbook. Discussion and homework questions about the case studies can be found at the end of every chapter in the text.
How do you cover globalization and culture change?
NEW—Integrated material on migration and immigration—This theme is continued throughout as a way to highlight why people move and how they have adapted to life in new environments.
NEW—DK™ Maps— Dorling Kindersley, a leading publisher of educational maps, has created maps that highlight aspects of human migration and globalization, including maps on such topics as Hominid Origins, The Spread of Agriculture, Western Imperialism, Trading in Human Lives, and Migration in the 19th Century. (See p. 112)