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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
  1. 01: What is Anthropology
  2. 1.01: Anthropology
  3. 1.02: Holism in Anthropology
  4. 1.03: Biocultural Approach
  5. 1.04: What is Culture
  6. 1.05: Ethnocentrism
  7. 1.06: Cultural Relativism
  8. 02: Culture
  9. 2.01: Antropological Culture Concept
  10. 2.02: Levels of Culture
  11. 2.03: Micro or Subculture
  12. 2.04: Familial Culture
  13. 2.05: Enculturation
  14. 2.06: Cultural Universals
  15. 2.07: Culture Change
  16. 2.08: Culture Shock
  17. 2.09: Values and Norms
  18. 2.10: Two Views of Culture: ETIC and EMIC
  19. 2.11: Symbols and Culture
  20. 2.12: Explore: Learn More about the Anthropologists
  21. 03: Anthropological Theory
  22. 3.01: Social Evolution of Anthropological Theory
  23. 3.02: Historical Particularism
  24. 3.03: Functionalism
  25. 3.04: Culture and Personality
  26. 3.05: Cultural Ecology
  27. 3.06: Structural Anthropology
  28. 3.07: Cultural Materialism
  29. 3.08: Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology
  30. 3.09: Postmodernism
  31. 3.10: Feminist Anthropology
  32. undefined
  33. 04: Methods
  34. 4.01: Methodology
  35. 4.02: Ethnography and Ethnology
  36. 4.03: Fieldwork
  37. 4.04: Ethics
  38. 4.05: Structured Interview
  39. 4.06: Unstructured Interview
  40. 05: Language
  41. 5.01: Linguistic Anthropology
  42. 5.02: Language
  43. 5.03: Focal Vocabularies
  44. 5.04: Non-verbal Communication
  45. 5.05: Models of Language and Culture
  46. 5.06: Human Language Families Map
  47. 06: Deconstructing Race
  48. 6.01: Deconstructing Race and Racism
  49. 6.02: Human Adaptations
  50. 6.03: Skin Color and UV Index
  51. 6.04: Ethnicity and Race
  52. 6.05: Social Constructions of Race
  53. 6.06: Eugenics in the United States
  54. 07: Economic Organization
  55. 7.01: Subsistence Strategies
  56. 7.02: Foraging
  57. 7.03: Pastoralists
  58. 7.04: Horticulturists
  59. 7.05: Intensive Agriculture
  60. 7.06: Neolithic Revolution
  61. 7.07: Distribution
  62. 08: Kinship
  63. 8.01: Kinship Diagrams
  64. 8.02: Descent Rules
  65. 8.03: Descent Groups
  66. 8.04: Kinship Terminology
  67. 09: Marriage and Family
  68. 9.01: Functions of Marriage
  69. 9.02: Forms of Marriage
  70. 9.03: Rules for Marriage
  71. 9.04: Economic Aspects of Marriage
  72. 9.05: Types of Families
  73. 9.06: Postmarital Residence Patterns
  74. 9.07: Residence Patterns
  75. 10: Sex and Gender
  76. 10.01: Sex and Gender Distinction
  77. 10.02: Sexual Orientation
  78. 10.03: Inis Beag
  79. 10.04: Ritual Homosexuality of the Sambia
  80. 10.05: Margaret Mead's Gender Studies
  81. 10.06: Gender Role
  82. 10.07: Two-Spirit
  83. 10.08: Hijra
  84. 10.09: Gender and Language
  85. 10.10: Gender Inequality
  86. 10.11: Double Burden (Part 1)
  87. 10.12: Double Burden (Part 2)
  88. 10.13: Gender and Employment
  89. 10.14: The Global Gender Gap Report
  90. 10.15: Violence Against Women (Part 1)
  91. 10.16: Violence Against Women (Part 2)
  92. 10.17: Violence Against Women (Part 3)
  93. 10.18: Missing Women of Asia
  94. 11: Politics and Culture
  95. 11.01: Political Systems
  96. 11.02: Bands
  97. 11.03: Tribes
  98. 11.04: Chiefdoms
  99. 11.05: States
  100. 11.06: Social Stratification
  101. 11.07: Indian Caste System
  102. 11.08: Social Control
  103. 11.09: Genocide
  104. 12: Supernatural Belief Systems
  105. 12.01: Introduction to Religion
  106. 12.02: Definitions of Religions
  107. 12.03: The Function of Religion
  108. 12.04: Aspects of Religion
  109. 12.05: Patterns of Belief
  110. 12.06: Religious Practitioners
  111. 12.07: Religious Change
  112. 12.08: Four Categories of Religion
  113. 12.09: Rite of Passage
  114. 12.10: Vision Quest
  115. 12.11: Religious Demographics
  116. 12.12: Health and Illness
  117. 13: Art
  118. 13.01: Art
  119. 13.02: Anthropology of Art
  120. 13.03: Purpose of Art
  121. 13.04: Paleolithic Art
  122. 13.05: Tribal Art
  123. 13.06: Folk Art
  124. 13.07: Indigenous Australian Art
  125. 13.08: Sandpainting
  126. 13.09: Ethnomusicology
  127. 13.10: Dance
  128. 13.11: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
  129. 14: Globalization
  130. 14.01: Introduction to Globalization
  131. 14.02: Globalization
  132. 14.03: Modernization
  133. 14.04: Development
  134. 14.05: GNI Per Capita Atlas Method (Current US )
  135. 14.06: Technology
  136. 14.07: The Global Digital Divide
  137. 14.08: Global Life Expectancy and Mortality Statistics
  138. 14.09: Global Warming
  139. 14.10: Indigenous People
  140. 14.11: Cultural Survival
  141. 14.12: Multiculturalism