Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE HUMAN CHALLENGE, 15th Edition, provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make sense of today's world. With this text, you will discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human beliefs and behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world.
Author(s): Dana Walrath; Bunny McBride; William A. Haviland; Harald E. L. Prins
Edition: 15
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 426 [488]
Tags: sociology;culture;anthropology;social science
Cover
Half Title
Title
Statement
Copyright
Dedication
Brief Contents
Features Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Ch 1: The Essence of Anthropology
Ch 1: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
The Anthropological Perspective
Anthropology and Its Fields
Anthropology, Science, and the Humanities
Doing Anthropology in the Field
Questions of Ethics
Anthropology and Globalization
Ch 1: Chapter Checklist
Ch 1: Questions for Reflection
Ch 1: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 2: Characteristics of Culture
Ch 2: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Culture and Adaptation
The Concept and Characteristics of Culture
Functions of Culture
Culture, Society, and the Individual
Culture and Change
Ethnocentrism, Cultural Relativism, and Evaluation of Cultures
Ch 2: Chapter Checklist
Ch 2: Questions for Reflection
Ch 2: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 3: Ethnographic Research—Its History, Methods, and Theories
Ch 3: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
History of Ethnographic Research and Its Uses
Doing Ethnography
Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork
Completing an Ethnography
A Brief Overview of Anthropology’s Theoretical Perspectives
Ethical Responsibilities in Anthropological Research
Ch 3: Chapter Checklist
Ch 3: Questions for Reflection
Ch 3: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 4: Becoming Human—The Origin and Diversity of Our Species
Ch 4: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Humans and Other Primates
A Short History of Research on Evolution and Genetics
Evolution Through Adaptation
Human Ancestors
Archaic Humans
Global Expansion of Homo sapiens
Anatomically Modern Peoples in the Upper Paleolithic
Human Migrations from Siberia to America
New Human Erawith the Domestication of Animals and Plants
Human Biological Variation and the Problem of Race
Ch 4: Chapter Checklist
Ch 4: Questions for Reflection
Ch 4: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 5: Language and Communication
Ch 5: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Linguistic Research and the Nature of Language
Descriptive Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Language in Its Social and Cultural Settings
Language Versatility
Beyond Words: The Gesture–Call System
Tonal Languages
Talking Drums and Whistled Speech
The Origins of Language
From Speech to Writing
Literacy and Modern Telecommunication
Ch 5: Chapter Checklist
Ch 5: Questions for Reflection
Ch 5: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 6: Social Identity, Personality, and Gender
Ch 6: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Enculturation: The Self and Social Identity
Culture and Personality
Alternative Gender Models
Normal and Abnormal Personality in Social Context
Personal Identity and Mental Health in Globalizing Society
Ch 6: Chapter Checklist
Ch 6: Questions for Reflection
Ch 6: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 7: Patterns of Subsistence
Ch 7: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Adaptation
Modes of Subsistence
Food-Foraging Societies
Food-Producing Societies
Adaptation in Cultural Evolution
Population Growth and the Limits of Progress
Ch 7: Chapter Checklist
Ch 7: Questions for Reflection
Ch 7: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 8: Economic Systems
Ch 8: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Economic Anthropology
Case Study: The Yam Complex in Trobriand Culture
Production and Its Resources
Distribution and Exchange
Local Economies and Global Capitalism
Informal Economy and the Escape from State Bureaucracy
Ch 8: Chapter Checklist
Ch 8: Questions for Reflection
Ch 8: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 9: Sex, Marriage, and Family
Ch 9: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Regulation of Sexual Relations
Marriage and the Regulation of Sexual Relations
Marriage as a Universal Institution
Forms of Marriage
Choice of Spouse
Marriage and Economic Exchange
Divorce
Family and Household
Residence Patterns
Marriage, Family, and Household in Our Technological and Globalized World
Ch 9: Chapter Checklist
Ch 9: Questions for Reflection
Ch 9: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 10: Kinship and Descent
Ch 10: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Descent Groups
Descent Within the Larger Cultural System
Bilateral Kinship and the Kindred
Kinship Terminology and Kinship Groups
Making Relatives
Ch 10: Chapter Checklist
Ch 10: Questions for Reflection
Ch 10: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 11: Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status
Ch 11: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Grouping by Gender
Grouping by Age
Grouping by Common Interest
Grouping by Social Status in Stratified Societies
Ch 11: Chapter Checklist
Ch 11: Questions for Reflection
Ch 11: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 12: Politics, Power, War, and Peace
Ch 12: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Systems of Political Organization
Political Systems and the Question of Authority
Politics and Religion
Politics and Gender
Cultural Controls in Maintaining Order
Holding Trials, Settling Disputes, and Punishing Crimes
Violent Conflict and Warfare
Peacemaking
Ch 12: Chapter Checklist
Ch 12: Questions for Reflection
Ch 12: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 13: Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism
Ch 13: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Roles of Spirituality and Religion
Anthropological Approach to Spirituality and Religion
Myth and the Mapping of a Sacred Worldview
Supernatural Beings and Spiritual Forces
Religious Specialists
Ritual Performances
Sacred Sites: Saints, Shrines, and Miracles
Cultural Dynamics in the Superstructure: Religious and Spiritual Change
Ch 13: Chapter Checklist
Ch 13: Questions for Reflection
Ch 13: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 14: The Arts
Ch 14: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
The Anthropological Study of Art
The Functions of Art
Art, Globalization, and Cultural Survival
Ch 14: Chapter Checklist
Ch 14: Questions for Reflection
Ch 14: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 15: Processes of Cultural Change
Ch 15: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Cultural Change and the Relativity of Progress
Mechanisms of Change
Repressive Change
Reactions to Change
Rebellion and Revolution
Modernization
Ch 15: Chapter Checklist
Ch 15: Questions for Reflection
Ch 15: Digging into Anthropology
Ch 16: Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology
Ch 16: In This Chapter You Will Learn To
Cultural Revolutions: From Terra Incognita to Google Earth
Pluralistic Societies and Multiculturalism
Structural Power in the Age of Globalization
Problems of Structural Violence
Reactions to Globalization
Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Struggles for Human Rights
Anthropology’s Role in Meeting the Challenges of Globalization
Ch 16: Chapter Checklist
Ch 16: Questions for Reflection
Ch 16: Digging into Anthropology
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
