Contemporary cultural anthropology
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Contemporary cultural anthropology
Longman, c1996
5th ed
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Contemporary Cultural Anthropology, 5/e examines the changes in anthropology and the world at large, providing discussions of new theories and advances in communication and technology. Because the text examines cultures from an ecological perspective, ethnographic examples illustrate how humans try to overcome the problems they face in adapting to their ever-changing surroundings.
Table of Contents
1. Introducing Anthropology.
2. Ethnographic Research.
3. Culture and Communication.
4. Patterns of Subsistence.
5. Economic Systems.
6. Society.
7. Socialization.
8. Kinship and Descent.
9. Sex, Marriage and the Family.
10. Ethnicity and Social Stratification.
11. Politics and Political Organization.
12. Law and Conflict.
13. Religious Belief, Behavior, and Symbolism.
14. Artistic Expression.
15. Illness and Curing.
16. Sociocultural Anthropology and Human Problems.
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