Anthropology

A Global Perspective
Ninth Edition
Raymond Urban Scupin - Lindenwood University, USA
Christopher Raymond DeCorse - Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Anthropology
December 2019 | 704 pages | Sage US
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Now with SAGE Publishing!

Using state-of-the-art research, Anthropology: A Global Perspective introduces students to the four core subfields of anthropology and applied anthropology. Integrating material from each subfield, this comprehensive text is founded on four essential themes: the diversity of human societies; the similarities that tie all humans together; the interconnections between the sciences and humanities; and a new theme addressing psychological essentialism. Authors Raymond Scupin and Christopher R. DeCorse demonstrate how anthropologists use research techniques and methods to help solve practical problems and show students how anthropology is relevant to improving human societies. This supportive textbook is grounded in the belief that an enhanced global awareness is essential for people preparing to take their place in the fast-paced, interconnected world of the twenty-first century. The extensively revised Ninth Edition includes a new chapter on gender and sexuality, features a dramatically new look with new photos and figures, and has been updated to reflect the most recent findings in the field.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.

Contents

Part 1: Basic Concepts in Anthropology

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology
  • Anthropology: The Four Subfields
  • Holistic Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Research, and a Global Perspective
  • Anthropological Explanations
  • Humanistic-Interpretive Approaches in Anthropology
  • Why Study Anthropology?
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 2: The Record of the Past
  • Answering Questions
  • Paleoanthropological Study
  • Archaeological Research
  • Locating Sites and Fossil Localities
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Dating Methods
  • Interpreting the Past
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 3: Evolution
  • Cosmologies and Human Origins
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • Theory of Evolution
  • Principles of Inheritance
  • Inheritance and Molecular Genetics
  • Population Genetics and Evolution
  • How Do New Species Originate?
  • The Evolution of Life
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 2: Biological Anthropology

  • Chapter 4: The Primates
  • Primate Characteristics
  • Classification of Primates
  • Evolution of the Primate Order
  • Primate Behavior
  • The Human Primate
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 5: Hominin Evolution
  • Trends in Hominin Evolution
  • Fossil Evidence for Hominin Evolution
  • Interpreting the Fossil Record
  • From Homo erectus to Homo sapiens
  • Archaic and Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens
  • Genetic Data and Hominin Phylogeny
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 6: Human Variation
  • Sources of Human Variation
  • Adaptive Aspects of Human Variation
  • Effects of the Physical Environment
  • Cultural Factors in Human Evolution
  • The Concept of Race
  • Heredity and Intelligence
  • Current Approaches to Human Variation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 3: Archaeology

  • Chapter 7: The Paleolithic
  • Lifestyles of the Earliest Hominins
  • The Life and Times of Genus Homo
  • The Middle Paleolithic
  • Modern Homo sapiens and Their Cultures
  • The Migration of Upper Paleolithic Humans
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 8: The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life
  • The End of the Paleolithic: Changes in Climate and Culture
  • The Neolithic: Origins of Food Production
  • Why Did Domestication Occur?
  • Domestication in Different Regions of the World
  • Consequences of Domestication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 9: The Rise of the State and Complex Society
  • The State and Civilization
  • Studying Complex Societies
  • Why Did States Form?
  • States in Different World Areas
  • The Collapse of State Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 4: Basic Concepts of Culture and Society

  • Chapter 10: Culture
  • The Characteristics of Culture
  • Culture is Learned
  • Culture is Shared
  • Aspects of Culture
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Cultural Universals
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 11: The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology
  • Biology versus Culture
  • Instincts and Human Nature
  • Enculturation: Culture and Personality
  • Psychoanalytic Approaches in Anthropology
  • Enculturation and Cognition
  • Cognitive Anthropology
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Enculturation and Emotions
  • Neuroanthropology
  • The Limits of Enculturation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 12: Language
  • Nonhuman Animal Communication
  • Animal Communication versus Human Language
  • The Evolution of Language
  • The Structure of Language
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language, Thought, and Culture
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 13: Anthropological Explanations
  • Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism
  • Diffusionism
  • Historical Particularism
  • Functionalism
  • Twentieth-Century Evolutionism
  • Marxist Anthropology
  • Symbolic Anthropology: A Humanistic Method of Inquiry
  • Feminist Anthropology
  • Postmodernism and Anthropology
  • Twenty-First-Century Cultural Evolution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 14: Analyzing Sociocultural Systems
  • Ethnographic Fieldwork
  • Ethnographic Research and Strategies
  • Ethics in Anthropological Research
  • Analysis of Ethnographic Data
  • Sociocultural Evolution: A Contemporary Model
  • Types of Sociocultural Systems
  • Cross-Cultural Research
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 5: Studying Different Societies

  • Chapter 15: Environment, Subsistence, and Demography
  • Subsistence and the Physical Environment
  • Demography
  • Modern Foraging Environments and Subsistence
  • Demographic Conditions for Foragers
  • Environment and Subsistence for Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Demographics and Settlement
  • Environment, Subsistence, and Demography for Chiefdoms
  • Environment and Demography in Agricultural States
  • Environment and Energy Use in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Demographic Change
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 16: Technology and Economics
  • Anthropological Explanations of Technology
  • Anthropology and Economics
  • Technology in Foraging Societies
  • Economics in Foraging Societies
  • Technology Among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Economics in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Societies
  • Technology in Chiefdoms
  • Economics in Chiefdoms
  • Technology in Agricultural States
  • Economics in Agricultural States
  • Technology and Economic Change in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 17: Social Structure, the Family, Marriage, and Age
  • Social Structure
  • Understanding Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboo
  • Age
  • Social Structure in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
  • Social Structure in Tribes
  • Social Structure in Chiefdoms
  • Social Structure in Agricultural States
  • Social Stratification in Agricultural States
  • Social Structure in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Social Stratification in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 18: Gender and Sexuality
  • The Complexities of Sex
  • The Complexities of Gender
  • Transgender and LGBTQ Individuals
  • Gender in Foraging Societies
  • Gender in Tribal Societies
  • Patriarchy in Tribal Societies
  • Gender in Chiefdom Societies
  • Gender in Agricultural States
  • Gender in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Gender in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
  • Sexuality in Different Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 19: Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Political Organization in Foraging Societies
  • Warfare and Violence in Foraging Societies
  • Political Organization in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Tribes
  • Explaining Tribal Warfare
  • Political Authority in Chiefdoms
  • The Evolution of Chiefdoms
  • Politics in Agricultural States
  • Political Organization in Industrial and Postindustrial States
  • Warfare and Industrial Technology
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 20: Religion and Aesthetics
  • Religion
  • Myths and Rituals
  • Rites of Passage
  • Cognition and Religion
  • Aesthetics: Art and Music
  • Religion among Foragers
  • Art, Music, and Religion among Foragers
  • Religion among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Religion in Chiefdoms
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Chiefdoms
  • Religion in Agricultural States
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Agricultural States
  • Religion and Secularization in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Art and Music in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 6: Consequences of Globalization

  • Chapter 21: Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies
  • Globalization: A Contested Term
  • Globalization: Technological and Economic Trends
  • Globalization: General Theoretical Approaches
  • Anthropological Analysis and Globalization
  • Globalization, Politics, and Culture
  • Globalization and Indigenous Peoples
  • Forms of Resistance among Indigenous Peoples
  • Pro- and Anti-Globalization: An Anthropological Contribution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 22: Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism
  • Globalization and Colonialism
  • Consequences of Globalization and Colonialism
  • Political Changes: Independence and Nationalist Movements
  • Uneven Economic Development
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Social Structure in Postcolonial Societies
  • Patterns of Ethnicity
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 23: Ethnicity
  • Race, Racism, and Culture
  • The Cultural and Social Significance of Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Anthropological Perspectives on Ethnicity
  • Patterns of Ethnic Relations
  • Ethnic Relations in the United States
  • Ethnonationalism
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 24: Applied Anthropology
  • The Roles of the Applied Anthropologist
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Cultural Resource Management: Applied Archaeology
  • Who Owns the Past?
  • Applied Cultural Anthropology
  • Applied Anthropology, Climate Change, and Sustainability
  • Applied Anthropology and Human Rights
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Description

Now with SAGE Publishing!

Using state-of-the-art research, Anthropology: A Global Perspective introduces students to the four core subfields of anthropology and applied anthropology. Integrating material from each subfield, this comprehensive text is founded on four essential themes: the diversity of human societies; the similarities that tie all humans together; the interconnections between the sciences and humanities; and a new theme addressing psychological essentialism. Authors Raymond Scupin and Christopher R. DeCorse demonstrate how anthropologists use research techniques and methods to help solve practical problems and show students how anthropology is relevant to improving human societies. This supportive textbook is grounded in the belief that an enhanced global awareness is essential for people preparing to take their place in the fast-paced, interconnected world of the twenty-first century. The extensively revised Ninth Edition includes a new chapter on gender and sexuality, features a dramatically new look with new photos and figures, and has been updated to reflect the most recent findings in the field.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.

Contents

Part 1: Basic Concepts in Anthropology

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology
  • Anthropology: The Four Subfields
  • Holistic Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Research, and a Global Perspective
  • Anthropological Explanations
  • Humanistic-Interpretive Approaches in Anthropology
  • Why Study Anthropology?
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 2: The Record of the Past
  • Answering Questions
  • Paleoanthropological Study
  • Archaeological Research
  • Locating Sites and Fossil Localities
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Dating Methods
  • Interpreting the Past
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 3: Evolution
  • Cosmologies and Human Origins
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • Theory of Evolution
  • Principles of Inheritance
  • Inheritance and Molecular Genetics
  • Population Genetics and Evolution
  • How Do New Species Originate?
  • The Evolution of Life
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 2: Biological Anthropology

  • Chapter 4: The Primates
  • Primate Characteristics
  • Classification of Primates
  • Evolution of the Primate Order
  • Primate Behavior
  • The Human Primate
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 5: Hominin Evolution
  • Trends in Hominin Evolution
  • Fossil Evidence for Hominin Evolution
  • Interpreting the Fossil Record
  • From Homo erectus to Homo sapiens
  • Archaic and Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens
  • Genetic Data and Hominin Phylogeny
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 6: Human Variation
  • Sources of Human Variation
  • Adaptive Aspects of Human Variation
  • Effects of the Physical Environment
  • Cultural Factors in Human Evolution
  • The Concept of Race
  • Heredity and Intelligence
  • Current Approaches to Human Variation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 3: Archaeology

  • Chapter 7: The Paleolithic
  • Lifestyles of the Earliest Hominins
  • The Life and Times of Genus Homo
  • The Middle Paleolithic
  • Modern Homo sapiens and Their Cultures
  • The Migration of Upper Paleolithic Humans
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 8: The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life
  • The End of the Paleolithic: Changes in Climate and Culture
  • The Neolithic: Origins of Food Production
  • Why Did Domestication Occur?
  • Domestication in Different Regions of the World
  • Consequences of Domestication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 9: The Rise of the State and Complex Society
  • The State and Civilization
  • Studying Complex Societies
  • Why Did States Form?
  • States in Different World Areas
  • The Collapse of State Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 4: Basic Concepts of Culture and Society

  • Chapter 10: Culture
  • The Characteristics of Culture
  • Culture is Learned
  • Culture is Shared
  • Aspects of Culture
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Cultural Universals
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 11: The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology
  • Biology versus Culture
  • Instincts and Human Nature
  • Enculturation: Culture and Personality
  • Psychoanalytic Approaches in Anthropology
  • Enculturation and Cognition
  • Cognitive Anthropology
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Enculturation and Emotions
  • Neuroanthropology
  • The Limits of Enculturation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 12: Language
  • Nonhuman Animal Communication
  • Animal Communication versus Human Language
  • The Evolution of Language
  • The Structure of Language
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language, Thought, and Culture
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 13: Anthropological Explanations
  • Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism
  • Diffusionism
  • Historical Particularism
  • Functionalism
  • Twentieth-Century Evolutionism
  • Marxist Anthropology
  • Symbolic Anthropology: A Humanistic Method of Inquiry
  • Feminist Anthropology
  • Postmodernism and Anthropology
  • Twenty-First-Century Cultural Evolution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 14: Analyzing Sociocultural Systems
  • Ethnographic Fieldwork
  • Ethnographic Research and Strategies
  • Ethics in Anthropological Research
  • Analysis of Ethnographic Data
  • Sociocultural Evolution: A Contemporary Model
  • Types of Sociocultural Systems
  • Cross-Cultural Research
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 5: Studying Different Societies

  • Chapter 15: Environment, Subsistence, and Demography
  • Subsistence and the Physical Environment
  • Demography
  • Modern Foraging Environments and Subsistence
  • Demographic Conditions for Foragers
  • Environment and Subsistence for Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Demographics and Settlement
  • Environment, Subsistence, and Demography for Chiefdoms
  • Environment and Demography in Agricultural States
  • Environment and Energy Use in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Demographic Change
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 16: Technology and Economics
  • Anthropological Explanations of Technology
  • Anthropology and Economics
  • Technology in Foraging Societies
  • Economics in Foraging Societies
  • Technology Among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Economics in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Societies
  • Technology in Chiefdoms
  • Economics in Chiefdoms
  • Technology in Agricultural States
  • Economics in Agricultural States
  • Technology and Economic Change in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 17: Social Structure, the Family, Marriage, and Age
  • Social Structure
  • Understanding Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboo
  • Age
  • Social Structure in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
  • Social Structure in Tribes
  • Social Structure in Chiefdoms
  • Social Structure in Agricultural States
  • Social Stratification in Agricultural States
  • Social Structure in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Social Stratification in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 18: Gender and Sexuality
  • The Complexities of Sex
  • The Complexities of Gender
  • Transgender and LGBTQ Individuals
  • Gender in Foraging Societies
  • Gender in Tribal Societies
  • Patriarchy in Tribal Societies
  • Gender in Chiefdom Societies
  • Gender in Agricultural States
  • Gender in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Gender in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
  • Sexuality in Different Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 19: Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Political Organization in Foraging Societies
  • Warfare and Violence in Foraging Societies
  • Political Organization in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Tribes
  • Explaining Tribal Warfare
  • Political Authority in Chiefdoms
  • The Evolution of Chiefdoms
  • Politics in Agricultural States
  • Political Organization in Industrial and Postindustrial States
  • Warfare and Industrial Technology
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 20: Religion and Aesthetics
  • Religion
  • Myths and Rituals
  • Rites of Passage
  • Cognition and Religion
  • Aesthetics: Art and Music
  • Religion among Foragers
  • Art, Music, and Religion among Foragers
  • Religion among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Religion in Chiefdoms
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Chiefdoms
  • Religion in Agricultural States
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Agricultural States
  • Religion and Secularization in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Art and Music in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

Part 6: Consequences of Globalization

  • Chapter 21: Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies
  • Globalization: A Contested Term
  • Globalization: Technological and Economic Trends
  • Globalization: General Theoretical Approaches
  • Anthropological Analysis and Globalization
  • Globalization, Politics, and Culture
  • Globalization and Indigenous Peoples
  • Forms of Resistance among Indigenous Peoples
  • Pro- and Anti-Globalization: An Anthropological Contribution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 22: Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism
  • Globalization and Colonialism
  • Consequences of Globalization and Colonialism
  • Political Changes: Independence and Nationalist Movements
  • Uneven Economic Development
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Social Structure in Postcolonial Societies
  • Patterns of Ethnicity
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 23: Ethnicity
  • Race, Racism, and Culture
  • The Cultural and Social Significance of Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Anthropological Perspectives on Ethnicity
  • Patterns of Ethnic Relations
  • Ethnic Relations in the United States
  • Ethnonationalism
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 24: Applied Anthropology
  • The Roles of the Applied Anthropologist
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Cultural Resource Management: Applied Archaeology
  • Who Owns the Past?
  • Applied Cultural Anthropology
  • Applied Anthropology, Climate Change, and Sustainability
  • Applied Anthropology and Human Rights
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
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Anthropology

A Global Perspective

Raymond Urban Scupin , Christopher Raymond DeCorse
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Now with SAGE Publishing!

Using state-of-the-art research, Anthropology: A Global Perspective introduces students to the four core subfields of anthropology and applied anthropology. Integrating material from each subfield, this comprehensive text is founded on four essential themes: the diversity of human societies; the similarities that tie all humans together; the interconnections between the sciences and humanities; and a new theme addressing psychological essentialism. Authors Raymond Scupin and Christopher R. DeCorse demonstrate how anthropologists use research techniques and methods to help solve practical problems and show students how anthropology is relevant to improving human societies. This supportive textbook is grounded in the belief that an enhanced global awareness is essential for people preparing to take their place in the fast-paced, interconnected world of the twenty-first century. The extensively revised Ninth Edition includes a new chapter on gender and sexuality, features a dramatically new look with new photos and figures, and has been updated to reflect the most recent findings in the field.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.


Table Of Contents:

  • Part 1: Basic Concepts in Anthropology
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology
  • Anthropology: The Four Subfields
  • Holistic Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Research, and a Global Perspective
  • Anthropological Explanations
  • Humanistic-Interpretive Approaches in Anthropology
  • Why Study Anthropology?
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 2: The Record of the Past
  • Answering Questions
  • Paleoanthropological Study
  • Archaeological Research
  • Locating Sites and Fossil Localities
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Dating Methods
  • Interpreting the Past
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 3: Evolution
  • Cosmologies and Human Origins
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • Theory of Evolution
  • Principles of Inheritance
  • Inheritance and Molecular Genetics
  • Population Genetics and Evolution
  • How Do New Species Originate?
  • The Evolution of Life
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Part 2: Biological Anthropology
  • Chapter 4: The Primates
  • Primate Characteristics
  • Classification of Primates
  • Evolution of the Primate Order
  • Primate Behavior
  • The Human Primate
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 5: Hominin Evolution
  • Trends in Hominin Evolution
  • Fossil Evidence for Hominin Evolution
  • Interpreting the Fossil Record
  • From Homo erectus to Homo sapiens
  • Archaic and Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens
  • Genetic Data and Hominin Phylogeny
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 6: Human Variation
  • Sources of Human Variation
  • Adaptive Aspects of Human Variation
  • Effects of the Physical Environment
  • Cultural Factors in Human Evolution
  • The Concept of Race
  • Heredity and Intelligence
  • Current Approaches to Human Variation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Part 3: Archaeology
  • Chapter 7: The Paleolithic
  • Lifestyles of the Earliest Hominins
  • The Life and Times of Genus Homo
  • The Middle Paleolithic
  • Modern Homo sapiens and Their Cultures
  • The Migration of Upper Paleolithic Humans
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 8: The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life
  • The End of the Paleolithic: Changes in Climate and Culture
  • The Neolithic: Origins of Food Production
  • Why Did Domestication Occur?
  • Domestication in Different Regions of the World
  • Consequences of Domestication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 9: The Rise of the State and Complex Society
  • The State and Civilization
  • Studying Complex Societies
  • Why Did States Form?
  • States in Different World Areas
  • The Collapse of State Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Part 4: Basic Concepts of Culture and Society
  • Chapter 10: Culture
  • The Characteristics of Culture
  • Culture is Learned
  • Culture is Shared
  • Aspects of Culture
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Cultural Universals
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 11: The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology
  • Biology versus Culture
  • Instincts and Human Nature
  • Enculturation: Culture and Personality
  • Psychoanalytic Approaches in Anthropology
  • Enculturation and Cognition
  • Cognitive Anthropology
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Enculturation and Emotions
  • Neuroanthropology
  • The Limits of Enculturation
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 12: Language
  • Nonhuman Animal Communication
  • Animal Communication versus Human Language
  • The Evolution of Language
  • The Structure of Language
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language, Thought, and Culture
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 13: Anthropological Explanations
  • Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism
  • Diffusionism
  • Historical Particularism
  • Functionalism
  • Twentieth-Century Evolutionism
  • Marxist Anthropology
  • Symbolic Anthropology: A Humanistic Method of Inquiry
  • Feminist Anthropology
  • Postmodernism and Anthropology
  • Twenty-First-Century Cultural Evolution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 14: Analyzing Sociocultural Systems
  • Ethnographic Fieldwork
  • Ethnographic Research and Strategies
  • Ethics in Anthropological Research
  • Analysis of Ethnographic Data
  • Sociocultural Evolution: A Contemporary Model
  • Types of Sociocultural Systems
  • Cross-Cultural Research
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Part 5: Studying Different Societies
  • Chapter 15: Environment, Subsistence, and Demography
  • Subsistence and the Physical Environment
  • Demography
  • Modern Foraging Environments and Subsistence
  • Demographic Conditions for Foragers
  • Environment and Subsistence for Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Demographics and Settlement
  • Environment, Subsistence, and Demography for Chiefdoms
  • Environment and Demography in Agricultural States
  • Environment and Energy Use in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Demographic Change
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 16: Technology and Economics
  • Anthropological Explanations of Technology
  • Anthropology and Economics
  • Technology in Foraging Societies
  • Economics in Foraging Societies
  • Technology Among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Economics in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Societies
  • Technology in Chiefdoms
  • Economics in Chiefdoms
  • Technology in Agricultural States
  • Economics in Agricultural States
  • Technology and Economic Change in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 17: Social Structure, the Family, Marriage, and Age
  • Social Structure
  • Understanding Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboo
  • Age
  • Social Structure in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
  • Social Structure in Tribes
  • Social Structure in Chiefdoms
  • Social Structure in Agricultural States
  • Social Stratification in Agricultural States
  • Social Structure in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Social Stratification in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 18: Gender and Sexuality
  • The Complexities of Sex
  • The Complexities of Gender
  • Transgender and LGBTQ Individuals
  • Gender in Foraging Societies
  • Gender in Tribal Societies
  • Patriarchy in Tribal Societies
  • Gender in Chiefdom Societies
  • Gender in Agricultural States
  • Gender in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Gender in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
  • Sexuality in Different Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 19: Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Politics, Warfare, and Law
  • Political Organization in Foraging Societies
  • Warfare and Violence in Foraging Societies
  • Political Organization in Horticulturalist and Pastoralist Tribes
  • Explaining Tribal Warfare
  • Political Authority in Chiefdoms
  • The Evolution of Chiefdoms
  • Politics in Agricultural States
  • Political Organization in Industrial and Postindustrial States
  • Warfare and Industrial Technology
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 20: Religion and Aesthetics
  • Religion
  • Myths and Rituals
  • Rites of Passage
  • Cognition and Religion
  • Aesthetics: Art and Music
  • Religion among Foragers
  • Art, Music, and Religion among Foragers
  • Religion among Horticulturalists and Pastoralists
  • Religion in Chiefdoms
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Chiefdoms
  • Religion in Agricultural States
  • Art, Architecture, and Music in Agricultural States
  • Religion and Secularization in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Art and Music in Industrial and Postindustrial Societies
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Part 6: Consequences of Globalization
  • Chapter 21: Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies
  • Globalization: A Contested Term
  • Globalization: Technological and Economic Trends
  • Globalization: General Theoretical Approaches
  • Anthropological Analysis and Globalization
  • Globalization, Politics, and Culture
  • Globalization and Indigenous Peoples
  • Forms of Resistance among Indigenous Peoples
  • Pro- and Anti-Globalization: An Anthropological Contribution
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 22: Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism
  • Globalization and Colonialism
  • Consequences of Globalization and Colonialism
  • Political Changes: Independence and Nationalist Movements
  • Uneven Economic Development
  • Ethnographic Studies
  • Social Structure in Postcolonial Societies
  • Patterns of Ethnicity
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 23: Ethnicity
  • Race, Racism, and Culture
  • The Cultural and Social Significance of Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Anthropological Perspectives on Ethnicity
  • Patterns of Ethnic Relations
  • Ethnic Relations in the United States
  • Ethnonationalism
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms
  • Chapter 24: Applied Anthropology
  • The Roles of the Applied Anthropologist
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Cultural Resource Management: Applied Archaeology
  • Who Owns the Past?
  • Applied Cultural Anthropology
  • Applied Anthropology, Climate Change, and Sustainability
  • Applied Anthropology and Human Rights
  • Summary and Review of Learning Objectives/Key Terms

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