- 304 pages
- English
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About this book
What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition of a successful textbook covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to cultural relativism, evolution, and missions. It also includes a new chapter on medical anthropology. Plentiful figures, photos, and sidebars are sprinkled throughout the text, and updated ancillary support materials and teaching aids are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Discipline of Anthropology
- 2. Culture
- 3. Language
- 4. Social Structure and Inequality in Race, Ethnicity, and Class
- 5. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- 6. Economics
- 7. Authority and Power
- 8. Kinship and Marriage
- 9. Religion and Ritual
- 10. Medical Anthropology
- 11. Theory in Cultural Anthropology
- 12. Anthropology in Action
- Index
- Back Ad
- Back Cover
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