Cultural Anthropology
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About this book

Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE HUMAN CHALLENGE, 15th Edition, provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make sense of today's world. With this text, you will discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human beliefs and behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. It comes with MindTap—a digital interactive learning platform with an array of tools and apps—from video clips to notetaking and flashcards—which will enliven your study and help you achieve better grades.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Statement
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Brief Contents
  8. Features Contents
  9. Contents
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. About the Authors
  13. Ch 1: The Essence of Anthropology
  14. Ch 2: Characteristics of Culture
  15. Ch 3: Ethnographic Research—Its History, Methods, and Theories
  16. Ch 4: Becoming Human—The Origin and Diversity of Our Species
  17. Ch 5: Language and Communication
  18. Ch 6: Social Identity, Personality, and Gender
  19. Ch 7: Patterns of Subsistence
  20. Ch 8: Economic Systems
  21. Ch 9: Sex, Marriage, and Family
  22. Ch 10: Kinship and Descent
  23. Ch 11: Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status
  24. Ch 12: Politics, Power, War, and Peace
  25. Ch 13: Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism
  26. Ch 14: The Arts
  27. Ch 15: Processes of Cultural Change
  28. Ch 16: Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology
  29. Glossary
  30. Bibliography
  31. Index