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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-101544333919
ISBN-139781544333915
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038596419
Product Key Features
Number of Pages456 Pages
Publication NameCultural Anthropology
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
SubjectAnthropology / Cultural & Social
TypeTextbook
AuthorSerena Nanda, Richard L. Warms
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight36.1 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number12
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-042834
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsThis book is the complete package. No more and no less is needed to teach cultural anthropology. The book helps my students see the world bigger, but feel like the world is smaller., This book focuses on social structures and it helps studentslook at themselves in their culture versus different cultures to better understand the social structures and institutions. The authors really put themselves into the shoes of the student in a beginning cultural anthropology course., This book focuses on social structures and it helps students look at themselves in their culture versus different cultures to better understand the social structures and institutions. The authors really put themselves into the shoes of the student in a beginning cultural anthropology course., Well written. The prose and narrative are easy to follow and is great to engage and hold student interest. It's has relevant references to applications of anthropology to real world events, circumstances and activities., An updated take on the classic intro anthropology text that includes recent national and world developments and conversations
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306
Table Of ContentPrefaceAbout the AuthorsPart I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGYChapter 1. Anthropology and Human DiversitySpecialization in AnthropologySome Critical Issues in AnthropologyWhy Study Anthropology?SummaryChapter 2. Doing Cultural AnthropologyAnthropology in Historical PerspectiveAnthropological TechniquesSome Critical Issues in EthnographyEthical Considerations in FieldworkNew Roles for the EthnographerSummaryChapter 3. The Idea of CultureDefining CultureCulture Is Made Up of Learned BehaviorsCulture Is the Way Humans Use Symbols to Classify Their World and Give It MeaningCulture Is an Integrated System--Or Is It?Culture Is a Shared System of Norms and Values--Or Is It?Culture Is the Way Human Beings Adapt to the WorldCulture Is Constantly ChangingCulture CountsSummaryChapter 4. CommunicationOrigins and Acquisition of Human LanguageThe Structure of LanguageLanguage and CultureNonverbal CommunicationLanguage ChangeSummaryPart II: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIESChapter 5. Making a LivingHuman Adaptation and the EnvironmentAn Overview of Subsistence StrategiesForagingPastoralismHorticultureAgricultureIndustrialismSummaryChapter 6. EconomicsEconomic BehaviorAllocating ResourcesOrganizing LaborDistribution: Systems of Exchange and ConsumptionCapitalismSummaryChapter 7. Political OrganizationSocial DifferentiationPower and Social ControlTypes of Political OrganizationThe Nation-StateSummaryChapter 8. StratificationExplaining Social StratificationClass and Caste in Social StratificationStratification and RaceStratification and EthnicitySummaryPart III: FAMILIES IN SOCIETYChapter 9. KinshipKinship: Relationships Through Descent and MarriageUnilineal Descent GroupsNonunilineal Kinship SystemsThe Classification of KinPrinciples for Classifying KinTypes of Kinship SystemsSummaryChapter 10. Marriage, Family, and Domestic GroupsFunctions of Marriage and the FamilyMarriage RulesMonogamy, Polygyny, and PolyandryExchange of Goods and Rights in MarriageDifferent Kinds of FamiliesFamilies and GlobalizationSummaryChapter 11. GenderSex, Sexuality, and GenderThe Cultural Construction of GenderGender Ideologies: Women's Sexuality and Male Prestige BehaviorControlling Female SexualityVariability in Gender and SexualityTheories of Gender and StratificationGender Relations and Systems of ProductionGender and GlobalizationSummaryPart IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGSChapter 12. ReligionWhat Religion Does in SocietyCharacteristics of ReligionRituals and Ways of Addressing the SupernaturalReligious PractitionersReligion and ChangeSummaryChapter 13. Creative ExpressionArt in Its Cultural ContextSome Functions of ArtArt, Culture, and SymbolismArt and the Expression of Cultural ThemesArt and PoliticsArt and the Expression of IdentitiesArt and Representing the OtherMarketing World ArtSummaryPart V: CULTURE CHANGEChapter 14. Power, Conquest, and a World SystemEuropean Expansion: Motives and MethodsThe Era of ColonialismMaking Colonialism PayDecolonizationAn Interconnected but Unstable WorldSummaryChapter 15. Culture, Change, and the Modern WorldThe Changing Political and Economic EnvironmentThe Persistence of Poverty and InstabilityMultinational CorporationsUrbanizationPopulation PressureEnvironmental ChallengesThe Rights of Indigenous PeopleSummaryAppendix: A Brief Historical Guide to Anthropological Theory19th-Century EvolutionismThe Early SociologistsBoas and American AnthropologyFunctionalismCulture and PersonalityCultural Ecology and Neo-EvolutionismNeomaterialism: Evolutionary, Functionalist, Ecological, and MarxistStructuralismEthnoscience and Cognitive AnthropologySociobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavioral EcologyAnthropology and GenderSymbolic and Interpretive AnthropologyPostmodernismAnthropology and GlobalizationStructure and Agency: Practice Theory approachesReferencesIndex
SynopsisNow with SAGE Publishing! Cultural Anthropologyintegrates critical thinking, explores rich ethnographies, and prompts students to skillfully explore and study today's world. Readers will better understand social structures by examining themselves, their own cultures, and cultures from across the globe. Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms show how historical studies and anthropological techniques can help students think about the nature, structure, and meaning of human societies. With a practical emphasis on areas such as medicine, forensics, and advocacy, this book takes an applied approach to anthropology. The authors cover a broad range of historical and contemporary theories and apply them to real-world global issues. The Twelfth Editionincludes a wealth of new examples, along with updated statistical information and ethnographies that help students see the range of human possibilities. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package., Cultural Anthropologyintegrates critical thinking, explores rich ethnographies, and prompts students to skillfully explore and study today's world. Readers will better understand social structures by examining themselves, their culture, and cultures from all over the globe., Cultural Anthropology integrates critical thinking, explores rich ethnographies, and prompts students to skillfully explore and study today's world. Readers will better understand social structures by examining themselves, their culture, and cultures from all over the globe. Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms show how the analytical understandings and tools derived from over a century of systematically collecting data and thinking about culture can help students analyze, understand, and act effectively in the world. With a practical emphasis on areas such as medicine, forensics, development and advocacy, this book takes an applied approach to anthropology. The authors cover a broad range of theories, both historical and contemporary, without any insistence on any particular approach, and balance it with applied, contemporary, real-world global issues. The new Twelfth Edition includes a wealth of new examples and over 500 references that update ethnographic examples, statistical information, and theoretical approaches. Also available as a digital option (courseware). Learn more about Cultural Anthropology - Vantage Digital Option, Twelfth Edition [ISBN: 978-1-0718-2853-3]
LC Classification NumberGN316.N36 2019
