Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 3/e
Michael A. Park,
Central Connecticut State University
ISBN: 0072994681 Copyright year: 2006
Table of Contents
Part One. Background and ContextChapter 1. Doing Anthropology: Taking Fingerprints in the High Plains
In the Field
The Hutterites
Anthropology
Contemporary Issues: What Responsibilities Does the Anthropologist Have When Studying Other Cultures?Chapter 2. Methods of Inquiry: Anthropology as Science
The Scientific Method
Belief Systems
Anthropology as a Science
Contemporary Issues: Aren't Science and Religion Inherently in Conflict with One Another?Chapter 3. Evolution: Change in Nature and the Nature of Change
The Evolution of Evolution
Some Basic Genetics
Adaptation
Descent with Modification
The Origin of Species
Contemporary Issues: Is Evolution a Fact, a Theory, or Just a Hypothesis?Part Two. The Identity of Our SpeciesChapter 4. Our Place in Nature: Humans as Primates
Naming the Animals
Into the Trees
Contemporary Issues: Should Nonhuman Primates Have Rights?Chapter 5. Anatomy: The Bipedal Primate
Out of the Trees
Around the World
Contemporary Issues: Have We Found the “Missing Link”?Chapter 6. Reproduction: The Sexual Primate
Sex and Human Evolution Vive la Différence
Sex and Gender
Sex and Cultural Institutions
Contemporary Issues: What Causes Differences in Sexual Orientation?Chapter 7. Learning How to Survive: The Cultural Primate
The Concept of Culture
Brains and Culture
A Model for the Study of Cultural Systems
An Anthropological Analysis of the Necktie
Contemporary Issues: Can Anthropologists Study Their Own Cultures?Chapter 8. Human Variation: Biological Diversity and Race
Why are there No Biological Races Within the Human Species?
What, Then, Are Human Races?
Race, Racism, and Social Issues
Contempary Issues: Are there Racial Differences in Athletic Ability? Part Three. Adapting to Our WorldsChapter 9. Food: Getting It, Growing It, Eating It, and Passing It Around
Food and Human Evolution
Food-Collecting Societies
Food-Producing Societies
Which Subsistence Pattern Works Best?
Some Basic Economics
Contemporary Issues: Is There a World Population Crisis That is Putting Pressure on Food and Other Resources?Chapter 10. Nature of the Group: Arranging Our Families and Organizing Our Societies
Primate Societies
Marriage and Family
Kinship
Kinship Terminology
Organization Above the Family Level
Contemporary Issues: Why Don't Bilateral Societies Have Equality Between the Sexes?Chapter 11. Material Culture: The Things We Make and the Things We Leave Behind
Archaeology: Recovering and Interpreting the Cultural Past
Some Prehistoric High Points
Contemporary Issues: Who Owns Archaeological Sites and Their Contents?Chapter 12. Communication: Sharing What We Need to Know
Language
Language and Evolution
Apes and Language
Language and Culture
Contemporary Issues: Are Written Languages More Advanced Then Unwritten Ones?Chapter 13. Maintenance of Order: Making the World View Real
Religion
Variation in Religious Systems
Religion and Culture
Law
Contemporary Issues: How Can We Account for the Recent Interest in Witchcraft?Chapter 14. Cultural Change: Theories and Processes
The Processes of Cultural Change
Applying Anthropology
Theories of Cultural Evolution
Contemporary Issues: Can Anthropology Be Both Scientific and Humanistic? Chapter 15. The Evolution of Our Behaviors: Pigs, Wars, Killer Proteins, and Sorcerers of their Flesh Ye Shall Not Eat
Peaceful Warriors and Cannibal Farmers
Biology and Culture in Interaction
Contemporary Issues: Are Humans Naturally Violent?Chapter 16. Problems and Contributions
Change in the Modern World
Applying Anthropology
The State of the Species
Contemporary Issues: What Kind of Careers are there in Anthropology?
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