Full Description
Using a human ecology approach, this work presents a current view of a world in which cultural boundaries are being redefined, local societies are being globalized and indigenous peoples are struggling for survival. The use of ethnographic case studies integrated into the text illustrates the holistic nature of culture and highlights the importance of human decision-making in cultural adaptation and change.
Contents
Part 1 The Realm of Anthropology: The Anthropological Perspective. Culture and Language. Decisions, Adaptation, and Evolution. Part 2 Adaptive Patterns: Foraging. Subsistence Agriculture. Pastoralism. Intensive and Industrial Agriculture. Part 3 Cultural Diversity: Kinship, Marriage, and the Household. Sources of Identity and Inequality: Ethnicity, Gender, and Nation. Economics: Resources, Production, and Exchange. Politics, Social Control, and Political Organization. Religious Belief and Ritual. Anthropology for the 21st Century.
