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The Tapestry of Culture, 8/e
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Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, Race, and Nationalisms--Abroad and at Home

Learning Objectives

After finishing this chapter, students should be able to understand:
  • Understand the various terms for forms of identity used in anthropology.
  • Understand how forms of identity can be manipulated in historic situations for the purpose of establishing political cultures.
  • Document the expression of religious and ethnic identity through understanding their roles in recent historic events around the world.
  • Understand the various forms of ideology and actual practice in the United States of concepts such as race, ethnicity, national culture, and cultural assertion.