
Elements of Culture : An Applied Perspective
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-111-83000-7 (ISBN)
Description
Written by the experienced author team of Susan Andreatta and Gary Ferraro, ELEMENTS OF CULTURE: AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE is a concise new text for the cultural anthropology course. It covers all the major topics in a traditional course in twelve brief chapters that allow readers to access the main concepts quickly. The book's streamlined content, pedagogy, and real-world applications focus readers on global current events and issues that illustrate the usefulness of anthropology in careers and in solving societal problems. The brief format allows instructors the flexibility to assign additional readings, including ethnographic case studies or selections from CourseReader's online 'Editor's Choice' list of original applied anthropology articles.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-111-83000-7 (9781111830007)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. What Is Anthropology? 2. The Concept of Culture. 3. Applied Anthropology. 4. Anthropological Theory and Methods. 5. Language and Communication. 6. Subsistence Patterns, Environment, and Economics. 7. Kinship, Marriage, and the Family. 8. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality. 9. Political Organization and Social Control. 10. Supernatural Beliefs. 11. Art. 12. The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of the Anthropologist.