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Cultural anthropology

Daniel G. Bates, Elliot M. Fratkin

Allyn and Bacon, c1999

2nd ed

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"Previously published by McGraw-Hill, Inc."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-479) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The objective of this book remains to introduce cultural anthropology to readers with little background in the subject and to present the material in a unified framework rather than as an encyclopedia of anthropological concepts and findings. Traditionally, cultural anthropology texts have treated the many topics which constitute the field as a series of loosely interrelated subjects unified by the concept of culture. The concept of culture, the myriad facets of human life which are rooted in learning and communication, is the hallmark of American anthropology. This book makes much use of this important tool for understanding unity and diversity in human social life. A central theme of Cultural Anthropology is that individuals are active decision makers, continually involved in creating and using their culture. Faced with new problems and new situations in their environment, people will often attempt to find solutions that go beyond traditional customs and cultural prescriptions. In other words, behavioral variation constantly exists within as well as between societies. Those variations that prove useful are passed on to new generations; they become part of culture. With this revision, the authors hope to convey some of the excitement and controversy that are part of the ongoing, developing science of anthropology.

目次

Each chapter concludes with "Summary," "Key Terms," and "Suggested Readings." I.THE REALM OF ANTHROPOLOGY. 1.The Anthropological Perspective. The Discipline of Anthropology. The Anthropologist's Viewpoint. Objectivity and Science in Antropology. Studying Cultural Behavior: Fieldwork, Data Collection, and Analysis. Interpreting the Data. 2.Anthropological Theory. Theories in Anthropology. 3.Culture and Language. What Is Culture? Behavior, Biology, and Learning. The Roots of Language. The Structure of Languages. Sign Language. Linguistic Variation and Change. Sociolinguistics. 4.Decisions, Adaptation, and Evolution. Human Ecology. Procurement Systems: Decisions, Adaptation, and Food. The Evolution of Procurement Patterns. Political Ecology. Adaptation and Cultural Evolution. II.ADAPTIVE PATTERNS. 5.Foraging. The Organization of Energy. Social Organization. Settlement Patterns and Mobility. Resilience, Stability, and Change. The Dobe Ju/'hoansi. The Inuit or Eskimo. 6.Subsistence Agriculture. The Horticultural Adaptation. The Yanomamoe. Subsistence Plow Farming. The Tamang. 7.Pastoralism. The Pastoral Adaptation. The Yoeruk of Turkey. The Ariaal of Northern Kenya. 8.Intensive and Industrial Agriculture. The Development of Intensive Agriculture. From Intensive Agriculture to Industrialized Farming. Peasant Farmers in an Industrial Society. Urbanized Rural Society: Farming in the United States. III.CULTURAL DIVERSITY. 9.Kinship, Marriage, and the Household. Kinship and Social Organization. Descent Ideology and Descent Groups. Marriage, Remarriage, and Marital Residence. Family Households. 10.Identity and Inequality: Gender, Ethnicity, and Nation. The Social Division of Labor. Gender. Race and Ethnicity. Systems of Stratification. Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Conflict. 11.Economics: Resources, Production, and Exchange. Concepts of Economic Behavior. Diversity in the Organization of Economies. Regulating Access to Resources. Production. The Exchange of Resources. Economic Experimentation and Adaptation. 12.Politics, Social Control, and Political Organization. The Political Process. The Ecology of Political Behavior. Evolution of Political Organization. The Politics of Social Control. Political Relations Among Societies. 13.Religious Belief and Ritual. Defining Religion. Belief Systems. Ritual. Religion and Resource Management. Psychological and Sociopolitical Functions of Religion. 14.Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century. Beyond Industrialism. Medical Anthropology. Developmental Anthropology. Glossary. References. Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA38843141
  • ISBN
    • 0205280625
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Boston
  • ページ数/冊数
    xvii, 493 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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