Cultural anthropology / Conrad Phillip Kottak.

By: Kottak, Conrad Phillip [author]
Publisher: Boston : McGraw Hill, c2008Edition: Twelfth editionDescription: xxxiv, 390, (136) pages : colored illustrations, colored maps ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disk (4 3/4 in.)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780073530956 (pbk. alk. paper); 0073530956 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780073315096Subject(s): EthnologyDDC classification: 306 LOC classification: GN316 | .K64 2008Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
T I The Dimensions of Anthropology 3 r What Is Anthropology? 3 A Applying Anthropology 23 I Cutura Diversity 43 C ulture 43 She Evolutionary Origins of Human Culture 63 Ethnicity and Race 95 Language and Communication 123 Making a Living 151 Political Systems 177 * Families Kinship, and Descent 205 Marriage 227 Gender 251 Religion 279 The Arts 303 Part I The anging Wrld 325 1 4 The Modern World System 325 SColonialism and Devopmen 345 Cultural Exchange and Surival
Summary: Emphasizes anthropology's comparative nature with "Bringing It All Together" essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. This book's another feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives.
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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. B1-B35)

T I The Dimensions of Anthropology 3
r What Is Anthropology? 3
A Applying Anthropology 23
I Cutura Diversity 43
C ulture 43
She Evolutionary Origins of Human Culture 63
Ethnicity and Race 95
Language and Communication 123
Making a Living 151
Political Systems 177
* Families Kinship, and Descent 205
Marriage 227
Gender 251
Religion 279
The Arts 303
Part I The anging Wrld 325
1 4 The Modern World System 325
SColonialism and Devopmen 345
Cultural Exchange and Surival

Emphasizes anthropology's comparative nature with "Bringing It All Together" essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. This book's another feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives.

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