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Introduction to Anthropology

Introduction to Anthropology is a four-field text integrating diverse voices, engaging field activities, and meaningful themes like Indigenous experiences and social inequality to engage students and enrich learning. The text showcases the historical context of the discipline, with a strong focus on anthropology as a living and evolving field.

AnthropologySocial Sciences
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Contents· 219 sections
  1. 01: What Is Anthropology
  2. 1.01: Introduction
  3. 1.02: The Study of Humanity or Anthropology Is Vast
  4. 1.03: The Four-Field Approach- Four Approaches within the Guiding Narrative
  5. 1.04: Overcoming Ethnocentrism
  6. 1.05: Western Bias in Our Assumptions about Humanity
  7. 1.06: Holism Anthropologys Distinctive Approach
  8. 1.07: Cross-Cultural Comparison and Cultural Relativism
  9. 1.08: Reaching for an Insiders Point of View
  10. 1.09: Key Terms
  11. 1.10: Summary
  12. 1.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  13. 1.12: Bibliography
  14. 02: Methods- Cultural and Archaeological
  15. 2.01: Introduction
  16. 2.02: Archaeological Research Methods
  17. 2.03: Conservation and Naturalism
  18. 2.04: Ethnography and Ethnology
  19. 2.05: Participant Observation and Interviewing
  20. 2.06: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
  21. 2.07: Collections
  22. 2.08: Key Terms
  23. 2.09: Summary
  24. 2.10: Critical Thinking Questions
  25. 2.11: Bibliography
  26. 03: Culture Concept Theory- Theories of Cultural Change
  27. 3.01: Introduction
  28. 3.02: The Homeyness of Culture
  29. 3.03: The Winkiness of Culture
  30. 3.04: The Elements of Culture
  31. 3.05: The Aggregates of Culture
  32. 3.06: Modes of Cultural Analysis
  33. 3.07: The Paradoxes of Culture
  34. 3.08: Key Terms
  35. 3.09: Summary
  36. 3.10: Critical Thinking Questions
  37. 3.11: Bibliography
  38. 04: Biological Evolution and Early Human Evidence
  39. 4.01: Introduction
  40. 4.02: What Is Biological Anthropology
  41. 4.03: Whats in a Name The Science of Taxonomy
  42. 4.04: Its All in the Genes The Foundation of Evolution
  43. 4.05: Evolution in Action- Past and Present
  44. 4.06: What Is a Primate
  45. 4.07: Origin of and Classification of Primates
  46. 4.08: Our Ancient Past- The Earliest Hominins
  47. 4.09: Key Terms
  48. 4.10: Summary
  49. 4.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  50. 4.12: Bibliography
  51. 05: The Genus Homo and the Emergence of Us
  52. 5.01: Introduction
  53. 5.02: Defining the Genus Homo
  54. 5.03: Tools and Brains- Homo habilis Homo ergaster and Homo erectus
  55. 5.04: The Emergence of Us- The Archaic Homo
  56. 5.05: Tracking Genomes- Our Human Story Unfolds
  57. 5.06: Key Terms
  58. 5.07: Summary
  59. 5.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  60. 5.09: Bibliography
  61. 06: Language and Communication
  62. 6.01: Introduction
  63. 6.02: The Emergence and Development of Language
  64. 6.03: Language and the Mind
  65. 6.04: Language Community and Culture
  66. 6.05: Performativity and Ritual
  67. 6.06: Language and Power
  68. 6.07: Key Terms
  69. 6.08: Summary
  70. 6.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  71. 6.10: Bibliography
  72. 07: Work Life and Value- Economic Anthropology
  73. 7.01: Introduction
  74. 7.02: Economies- Two Ways to Study Them
  75. 7.03: Modes of Subsistence
  76. 7.04: Gathering and Hunting
  77. 7.05: Pastoralism
  78. 7.06: Plant Cultivation- Horticulture and Agriculture
  79. 7.07: Exchange Value and Consumption
  80. 7.08: Industrialism and Postmodernity
  81. 7.09: Key Terms
  82. 7.10: Summary
  83. 7.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  84. 7.12: Bibliography
  85. 08: Authority Decisions and Power- Political Anthropology
  86. 8.01: Introduction
  87. 8.02: Colonialism and the Categorization of Political Systems
  88. 8.03: Acephalous Societies- Bands and Tribes
  89. 8.04: Centralized Societies- Chiefdoms and States
  90. 8.05: Modern Nation-States
  91. 8.06: Resistance Revolution and Social Movements
  92. 8.07: Key Terms
  93. 8.08: Summary
  94. 8.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  95. 8.10: Bibliography
  96. 09: Social Inequality
  97. 9.01: Introduction
  98. 9.02: Theories of Inequity and Inequality
  99. 9.03: Systems of Inequality
  100. 9.04: Intersections of Inequality
  101. 9.05: Studying In- Addressing Inequities within Anthropology
  102. 9.06: Key Terms
  103. 9.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  104. 9.08: Bibliography
  105. 10: The Global Impact of Human Migration
  106. 10.01: Introduction
  107. 10.02: Peopling of the World
  108. 10.03: Early Global Movements and Cultural Hybridity
  109. 10.04: Peasantry and Urbanization
  110. 10.05: Inequality along the Margins
  111. 10.06: Key Terms
  112. 10.07: Summary
  113. 10.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  114. 10.09: Bibliography
  115. 11: Forming Family through Kinship
  116. 11.01: Introduction
  117. 11.02: What Is Kinship
  118. 11.03: Defining Family and Household
  119. 11.04: Reckoning Kinship across Cultures
  120. 11.05: Marriage and Families across Cultures
  121. 11.06: Key Terms
  122. 11.07: Summary
  123. 11.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  124. 11.09: Bibliography
  125. 12: Gender and Sexuality
  126. 12.01: Introduction
  127. 12.02: Sex Gender and Sexuality in Anthropology
  128. 12.03: Performing Gender Categories
  129. 12.04: The Power of Gender- Patriarchy and Matriarchy
  130. 12.05: Sexuality and Queer Anthropology
  131. 12.06: Key Terms
  132. 12.07: Summary
  133. 12.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  134. 12.09: Bibliography
  135. 13: Religion and Culture
  136. 13.01: Introduction
  137. 13.02: What Is Religion
  138. 13.03: Symbolic and Sacred Space
  139. 13.04: Myth and Religious Doctrine
  140. 13.05: Rituals of Transition and Conformity
  141. 13.06: Other Forms of Religious Practice
  142. 13.07: Key Terms
  143. 13.08: Summary
  144. 13.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  145. 13.10: Bibliography
  146. 14: Anthropology of Food
  147. 14.01: Introduction
  148. 14.02: Food as a Material Artifact
  149. 14.03: A Biocultural Approach to Food
  150. 14.04: Food and Cultural Identity
  151. 14.05: The Globalization of Food
  152. 14.06: Key Terms
  153. 14.07: Summary
  154. 14.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  155. 14.09: Bibliography
  156. 15: Anthropology of Media
  157. 15.01: Introduction
  158. 15.02: Putting the Mass into Media
  159. 15.03: Putting Culture into Media Studies
  160. 15.04: Visual Anthropology and Ethnographic Film
  161. 15.05: Photography Representation and Memory
  162. 15.06: News Media the Public Sphere and Nationalism
  163. 15.07: Community Development and Broadcast Media
  164. 15.08: Broadcasting Modernity and National Identity
  165. 15.09: Digital Media New Socialities
  166. 15.10: Key Terms
  167. 15.11: Summary
  168. 15.12: Critical Thinking Questions
  169. 15.13: Bibliography
  170. 16: Art Music and Sport
  171. 16.01: Introduction
  172. 16.02: Anthropology of the Arts
  173. 16.03: Anthropology of Music
  174. 16.04: An Anthropological View of Sport throughout Time
  175. 16.05: Anthropology Representation and Performance
  176. 16.06: Key Terms
  177. 16.07: Summary
  178. 16.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  179. 16.09: Bibliography
  180. 17: Medical Anthropology
  181. 17.01: Introduction
  182. 17.02: What Is Medical Anthropology
  183. 17.03: Ethnomedicine
  184. 17.04: Theories and Methods
  185. 17.05: Applied Medical Anthropology
  186. 17.06: Key Terms
  187. 17.07: Summary
  188. 17.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  189. 17.09: Bibliography
  190. 18: Human-Animal Relationship
  191. 18.01: Introduction
  192. 18.02: Humans and Animals
  193. 18.03: Animals and Subsistence
  194. 18.04: Symbolism and Meaning of Animals
  195. 18.05: Pet-Keeping
  196. 18.06: Animal Industries and the Animal Trade
  197. 18.07: Key Terms
  198. 18.08: Summary
  199. 18.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  200. 18.10: Bibliography
  201. 19: Indigenous Anthropology
  202. 19.01: Introduction
  203. 19.02: Indigenous Peoples
  204. 19.03: Colonization and Anthropology
  205. 19.04: Indigenous Agency and Rights
  206. 19.05: Applied and Public Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples
  207. 19.06: Key Terms
  208. 19.07: Summary
  209. 19.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  210. 19.09: Bibliography
  211. 20: Anthropology on the Ground
  212. 20.01: Introduction
  213. 20.02: Our Challenging World Today
  214. 20.03: Why Anthropology Matters
  215. 20.04: What Anthropologists Can Do
  216. 20.05: Key Terms
  217. 20.06: Summary
  218. 20.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  219. 20.08: Bibliography