Cultural anthropology : an applied perspective

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Cultural anthropology : an applied perspective

Gary Ferraro

West/Wadsworth, c1998

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-383) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text aims to integrate an applied approach into coverage of the basic principles of studying our own and other cultures. The applied approach shows different ways in which anthropological theory is used not only by practising anthropologists but also by others outside the field.

Table of Contents

  • What is anthropology?
  • the concept of culture
  • applied anthropology
  • the growth of anthropological theory
  • methods in cultural anthropology
  • language
  • getting food
  • economics
  • kinship and descent
  • marriage and the family
  • gender
  • political organization and social control
  • social stratification
  • religion
  • art
  • culture change
  • the future of anthropology.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB16406741
  • ISBN
    • 0534533167
  • LCCN
    97014054
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Belmont, CA
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 397 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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