ISBN:
9781487540166
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (462 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Now in its third edition, this four-field introduction to anthropology shows students how anthropologists think about the world, highlighting anthropological perspectives on pandemics, social movements, and more.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN THE BOOK -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF BOXES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- PREFACE -- NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS -- NOTE TO STUDENTS -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: VIEWING THE WORLD THROUGH THE LENS OF ANTHROPOLOGY -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Appeal of Anthropology -- Defining Anthropology, Defining Human, and Defining Culture -- The Four Fields and Applied Anthropology -- The Anthropological Perspective -- History of Anthropology, Mostly in North America -- Anthropology, Colonialism, and Decolonization -- Situating Anthropology -- The Importance of Anthropology in an Increasingly Connected World -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 2 WE ARE PRIMATES: THE PRIMATE BACKGROUND -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Primate Taxonomy -- Primate Evolution -- Primate Behavior -- Primates in Crisis: Ecological Stability and Critical Thinking -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 3 EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT AND THEORY -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Nature of Science -- History of Evolutionary Thought and Theory -- Modern Evolutionary Theory -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 4 HUMAN BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Paleoanthropology - Methods, Concepts, and Issues -- Defining Hominins -- Becoming Bipedal -- The First Hominins -- The Genus Homo -- Summary of Trends in Human Biological Evolution -- The Concept of Race -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- Chapter 5 CULTURAL DIVERSITY FROM THREE MILLION TO 20,000 YEARS AGO -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Archaeological Record -- Problems of Archaeological Visibility, Bias, and Loaded Language.
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