The lucid essays in the original edition of High Heels and Bound Feet drove lively discussions and engagement with core anthropological concepts in traditional and online courses. Lenkeit showed how one's daily life at work, at school, at home, and at play could be more engaging and provocative when viewed through anthropology's multifaceted lens. The slightly expanded Second Edition is freshened by the addition of seven new essays. Each continues to illustrate myriad possible applications of concepts and methods from anthropology to everyday experiences.
While essays focus on cultural anthropology, the inclusion of topics on linguistics, biological anthropology, and archaeology brings attention to the holistic nature of the discipline. All essays conclude with material useful for assimilating content: Thinking It Through, Anthropological Terms, and Thinking Practically.
According to the author, education should color one's life and broaden one's perspective. High Heels and Bound Feet, 2/E will pique readers' interest as they discover how anthropology informs, energizes, and infuses their lives every day.
Author(s): Roberta Edwards Lenkeit
Edition: 2
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 198
Title Page
......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1 ~ Culture Is Us......Page 12
Thinking Practically......Page 19
2 ~ The 13-Letter Word......Page 20
Thinking Practically......Page 27
3 ~ Does Anyone Here Speak English?......Page 28
Thinking It Through......Page 33
Thinking Practically......Page 34
4 ~ A Long and Boring Day......Page 36
Thinking Practically......Page 44
5 ~ The Hospital as Foreign Culture......Page 46
Anthropological Terms......Page 53
Thinking Practically......Page 54
6 ~ The Purple House......Page 56
Thinking Practically......Page 62
7 ~ Grass and Class......Page 64
Thinking Practically......Page 71
8 ~ High Heels and Bound Feet......Page 72
Thinking Practically......Page 77
9 ~ White Teeth......Page 78
Thinking Practically......Page 84
10 ~ Fireballs......Page 86
Thinking Practically......Page 93
11 ~ Return of the Kitchen Elf......Page 94
Thinking Practically......Page 100
12 ~ We Are the Eagles......Page 102
Thinking Practically......Page 108
13 ~ “I Do!”......Page 110
Thinking Practically......Page 114
14 ~ Zip Your Lip......Page 116
Thinking Practically......Page 123
15 ~ Unforeseen Consequences......Page 124
Thinking Practically......Page 131
16 ~ Dogs and Cats......Page 132
Anthropological Terms......Page 139
Thinking Practically......Page 140
17 ~ Move!......Page 142
Thinking Practically......Page 148
18 ~ Food for Thought......Page 150
Thinking Practically......Page 154
19 ~ Who Has the Power?......Page 156
Thinking Practically......Page 162
20 ~ Potlatch?......Page 164
Thinking Practically......Page 170
21 ~ Human Variation......Page 172
Thinking Practically......Page 179
22 ~ Yellow-Billed Magpie......Page 180
Thinking Practically......Page 185
23 ~ Ape Bars—Not Monkey Bars......Page 186
Thinking Practically......Page 189
24 ~ Sidewalk Fossils......Page 190
Thinking Practically......Page 193
25 ~ Bricks......Page 194
Thinking Practically......Page 198
References......Page 200
Index......Page 204
