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Cultural Anthropology
Physical anthropology is concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their related non-human primates and their extinct hominin ancestors. It is a subfield of anthropology that provides a biological perspective to the systematic study of human beings.
- Author
- Evans
- Publisher
- Lumen Learning
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 141 sections
- 01: What is Anthropology
- 1.01: Anthropology
- 1.02: Holism in Anthropology
- 1.03: Biocultural Approach
- 1.04: What is Culture
- 1.05: Ethnocentrism
- 1.06: Cultural Relativism
- 02: Culture
- 2.01: Antropological Culture Concept
- 2.02: Levels of Culture
- 2.03: Micro or Subculture
- 2.04: Familial Culture
- 2.05: Enculturation
- 2.06: Cultural Universals
- 2.07: Culture Change
- 2.08: Culture Shock
- 2.09: Values and Norms
- 2.10: Two Views of Culture: ETIC and EMIC
- 2.11: Symbols and Culture
- 2.12: Explore: Learn More about the Anthropologists
- 03: Anthropological Theory
- 3.01: Social Evolution of Anthropological Theory
- 3.02: Historical Particularism
- 3.03: Functionalism
- 3.04: Culture and Personality
- 3.05: Cultural Ecology
- 3.06: Structural Anthropology
- 3.07: Cultural Materialism
- 3.08: Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology
- 3.09: Postmodernism
- 3.10: Feminist Anthropology
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- 04: Methods
- 4.01: Methodology
- 4.02: Ethnography and Ethnology
- 4.03: Fieldwork
- 4.04: Ethics
- 4.05: Structured Interview
- 4.06: Unstructured Interview
- 05: Language
- 5.01: Linguistic Anthropology
- 5.02: Language
- 5.03: Focal Vocabularies
- 5.04: Non-verbal Communication
- 5.05: Models of Language and Culture
- 5.06: Human Language Families Map
- 06: Deconstructing Race
- 6.01: Deconstructing Race and Racism
- 6.02: Human Adaptations
- 6.03: Skin Color and UV Index
- 6.04: Ethnicity and Race
- 6.05: Social Constructions of Race
- 6.06: Eugenics in the United States
- 07: Economic Organization
- 7.01: Subsistence Strategies
- 7.02: Foraging
- 7.03: Pastoralists
- 7.04: Horticulturists
- 7.05: Intensive Agriculture
- 7.06: Neolithic Revolution
- 7.07: Distribution
- 08: Kinship
- 8.01: Kinship Diagrams
- 8.02: Descent Rules
- 8.03: Descent Groups
- 8.04: Kinship Terminology
- 09: Marriage and Family
- 9.01: Functions of Marriage
- 9.02: Forms of Marriage
- 9.03: Rules for Marriage
- 9.04: Economic Aspects of Marriage
- 9.05: Types of Families
- 9.06: Postmarital Residence Patterns
- 9.07: Residence Patterns
- 10: Sex and Gender
- 10.01: Sex and Gender Distinction
- 10.02: Sexual Orientation
- 10.03: Inis Beag
- 10.04: Ritual Homosexuality of the Sambia
- 10.05: Margaret Mead's Gender Studies
- 10.06: Gender Role
- 10.07: Two-Spirit
- 10.08: Hijra
- 10.09: Gender and Language
- 10.10: Gender Inequality
- 10.11: Double Burden (Part 1)
- 10.12: Double Burden (Part 2)
- 10.13: Gender and Employment
- 10.14: The Global Gender Gap Report
- 10.15: Violence Against Women (Part 1)
- 10.16: Violence Against Women (Part 2)
- 10.17: Violence Against Women (Part 3)
- 10.18: Missing Women of Asia
- 11: Politics and Culture
- 11.01: Political Systems
- 11.02: Bands
- 11.03: Tribes
- 11.04: Chiefdoms
- 11.05: States
- 11.06: Social Stratification
- 11.07: Indian Caste System
- 11.08: Social Control
- 11.09: Genocide
- 12: Supernatural Belief Systems
- 12.01: Introduction to Religion
- 12.02: Definitions of Religions
- 12.03: The Function of Religion
- 12.04: Aspects of Religion
- 12.05: Patterns of Belief
- 12.06: Religious Practitioners
- 12.07: Religious Change
- 12.08: Four Categories of Religion
- 12.09: Rite of Passage
- 12.10: Vision Quest
- 12.11: Religious Demographics
- 12.12: Health and Illness
- 13: Art
- 13.01: Art
- 13.02: Anthropology of Art
- 13.03: Purpose of Art
- 13.04: Paleolithic Art
- 13.05: Tribal Art
- 13.06: Folk Art
- 13.07: Indigenous Australian Art
- 13.08: Sandpainting
- 13.09: Ethnomusicology
- 13.10: Dance
- 13.11: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- 14: Globalization
- 14.01: Introduction to Globalization
- 14.02: Globalization
- 14.03: Modernization
- 14.04: Development
- 14.05: GNI Per Capita Atlas Method (Current US )
- 14.06: Technology
- 14.07: The Global Digital Divide
- 14.08: Global Life Expectancy and Mortality Statistics
- 14.09: Global Warming
- 14.10: Indigenous People
- 14.11: Cultural Survival
- 14.12: Multiculturalism