ISBN:
9781442607958
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (289 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Stories of Culture and Place : An Introduction to Anthropology
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: First Contact""; ""The New World""; ""A Mission from God""; ""Captain Cook in the Islands of Paradise""; ""Simon Fraser�s Quest""; ""PART I: THEORY, METHODS, AND CONCEPTS""; ""1 Culture Shock""; ""Introduction""; ""What Do Anthropologists Do?""; ""Experiencing the Field""; ""Collecting, Organizing, and Analyzing: Research Methods for Understanding the Social World""; ""Ethical Considerations in Anthropological Research""; ""Unity and Diversity""; ""Conclusion""; ""2 Life in the Field""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Introduction""""Setting the Stage""; ""Contemporary Anthropology""; ""Applied Anthropology""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART II: CLASSIC QUESTIONS IN ANTHROPOLOGY""; ""3 Historical Beginnings""; ""Introduction""; ""Charles Darwin: An Anthropologist?""; ""The Myth of “The Savage�""; ""Lewis Henry Morgan""; ""Conclusion""; ""4 Kinship""; ""Introduction""; ""What Is “The Family�?""; ""The Power of Myth""; ""The Nature of Kinship Systems""; ""Defining Kin: Legal Implications""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 Symbol, Myth, and Meaning""; ""Introduction""; ""Reconsidering the Culture Concept""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Comprehending Others""""Techniques of the Body""; ""Culture Goes Public""; ""Meaning in Context""; ""The Dying and Reborn God""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART III: CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL ISSUES""; ""6 The Politics of Culture""; ""Introduction""; ""The Concept of Ownership""; ""Traditional Practices, Contemporary Times""; ""Culture, Law, and the Role of the Anthropologist""; ""Conclusion""; ""7 Understanding Gender""; ""Introduction""; ""We “Do� Gender""; ""Gender and Social Organization: The Family and the Economy""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Rejecting the Gender/Sex Dichotomy: Third Genders and Cross-Cultural Analysis""""Theory Steering Perception""; ""Conclusion""; ""8 Race, Science, and Human Diversity""; ""Introduction""; ""Understanding Diversity""; ""The Rise of Genetics""; ""Red, White, and Black""; ""African Racism""; ""Genetic Identities""; ""Conclusion""; ""9 Anthropology, Cultural Change, and Globalization""; ""Introduction""; ""The Language We Use: Important Terms and Concepts""; ""Understanding Processes of Change: An Anthropological Perspective""
Description / Table of Contents:
""The Globalization of Anthropology: Multi-Site Ethnographies and Virtual Worlds""""Conclusion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Sources""; ""Index""
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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