21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook
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21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook

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21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook

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21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of anthropology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. This two-volume set provides undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source that serves their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but in a clear, accessible style, devoid of jargon, unnecessary detail or density.
Key Features- Emphasizes key curricular topics, making it useful for students researching for term papers, preparing for GREs, or considering topics for a senior thesis, graduate degree, or career.- Comprehensive, providing full coverage of key subthemes and subfields within the discipline, such as applied anthropology, archaeology and paleontology, sociocultural anthropology, evolution, linguistics, physical and biological anthropology, primate studies, and more.- Offers uniform chapter structure so students can easily locate key information, within these sections: Introduction, Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparison, Future Directions, Summary, Bibliography & Suggestions for Further Reading, and Cross References.- Available in print or electronically at SAGE Reference Online, providing students with convenient, easy access to its contents. 


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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781412957380
eBook ISBN
9781452266305
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editor
  5. About the Contributors
  6. PART I: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  7. 1 - BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  8. 2 - HOMINID DESCRIPTIONS
  9. 3 - HUMAN BRAIN
  10. 4 - HUMAN ADAPTATIONS
  11. 5 - HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
  12. 6 - HUMAN BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY
  13. 7 - RACE AND RACISM
  14. 8 - DNA AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
  15. PART II: ARCHAEOLOGY
  16. 9 - ARCHAEOLOGY
  17. 10 - EXCAVATION AND PRESERVATION
  18. 11 - ARTIFACTS, BURIALS, AND RUINS
  19. 12 - AZTECS, INCAS, AND MAYANS
  20. 13 - TECHNOLOGY
  21. PART III: SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  22. 14 - CONCEPT OF CULTURE
  23. 15 - ETHNOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY
  24. 16 - MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
  25. 17 - KINSHIP SYSTEMS
  26. 18 - POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
  27. 19 - MAGIC AND SCIENCE
  28. 20 - SHAMANISM
  29. 21 - WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY
  30. 22 - RELIGIONS AND BELIEFS
  31. 23 - COSMOLOGY AND MYTHOLOGY
  32. 24 - PEASANT SOCIETIES
  33. 25 - FOOD
  34. PART IV: LINGUISTICS
  35. 26 - LINGUISTICS
  36. 27 - COMMUNICATION AND SYMBOLISM
  37. 28 - STORYTELLING
  38. 29 - MASS MEDIA AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  39. PART V: APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
  40. 30 - APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
  41. 31 - LAW AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  42. 32 - FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
  43. 33 - PALEOPATHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  44. 34 - MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  45. 35 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  46. PART VI: METHODOLOGY
  47. 36 - DATING TECHNIQUES
  48. 37 - INTERPRETING EVIDENCE
  49. 38 - CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
  50. 39 - TWIN STUDIES
  51. PART VII: TEMPORAL FRAMEWORKS
  52. 40 - GEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  53. 41 - PALEONTOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  54. 42 - PREHISTORIC CULTURES
  55. 43 - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
  56. 44 - HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  57. PART VIII: THEORIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  58. 45 - THEORETICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  59. 46 - IDEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  60. 47 - ENLIGHTENMENT AND SECULARISM
  61. 48 - MARXIST ANTHROPOLOGY
  62. 49 - AGENCY AND PRACTICE THEORY
  63. 50 - OPEN AND CLOSED SOCIETIES
  64. 51 - CULTURE AND PERSONALITY
  65. 52 - GERMAN ANTHROPOLOGY
  66. 53 - VALUES AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  67. 54 - HUMAN EXCELLENCE
  68. Volume 2
  69. Contents
  70. PART IX: EVOLUTION
  71. 55 - FOSSIL PRIMATES
  72. 56 - HUMAN EVOLUTION
  73. 57 - CULTURE CHANGE
  74. 58 - SOCIAL EVOLUTION
  75. 59 - EVOLUTION
  76. 60 - EVOLUTION/ CREATION CONTROVERSY
  77. PART X: PRIMATE RESEARCH
  78. 61 - PRIMATE TAXONOMY
  79. 62 - PRIMATE LOCOMOTION
  80. 63 - PRIMATE BEHAVIOR STUDIES
  81. 64 - PRIMATE EXTINCTION AND CONSERVATION
  82. PART XI: CULTURE STUDIES
  83. 65 - AMAZONIA
  84. 66 - AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES
  85. 67 - INUIT
  86. 68 - IROQUOIAN PEOPLES
  87. PART XII: CULTURE AREAS
  88. 69 - AFRICA
  89. 70 - CARIBBEAN
  90. 71 - EUROPE
  91. 72 - INDIA
  92. 73 - POLYNESIA
  93. 74 - SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
  94. 75 - RANK, STATUS, AND ROLE
  95. 76 - CEREMONIES
  96. 77 - FESTIVALS AND RITUALS
  97. 78 - MUSIC AND DANCE
  98. 79 - CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION
  99. 80 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS
  100. 81 - GANGS
  101. 82 - DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
  102. 83 - DELINQUENCY
  103. 84 - VIOLENCE AND WARFARE
  104. PART XIV: ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY
  105. 85 - FOLK CONCEPTS
  106. 86 - MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION
  107. 87 - GLOBALIZATION
  108. 88 - EDUCATION AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  109. 89 - HISTORY AND LITERATURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  110. 90 - WOMEN AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  111. 91 - VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  112. 92 - COMPUTERS AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  113. 93 - HEALTH AND ILLNESS
  114. PART XV: ONGOING ISSUES IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  115. 94 - SOCIOBIOLOGY
  116. 95 - PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
  117. 96 - IQ
  118. 97 - HUMAN LONGEVITY AND WORLD POPULATION
  119. 98 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
  120. 99 - HUMAN ECOLOGY
  121. 100 - FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY
  122. 101 - TERRORISM
  123. 102 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY
  124. INDEX