Full Description
Mirror for Humanity is a brief introduction to sociocultural anthropology, also covering linguistic and applied anthropology. Its shorter length increases the instructor's options for assigning additional reading—case studies, readers, and other supplements—within a one semester course. Mirror For Humanity can also work well in a quarter system, for which traditional texts may be too long. While presenting cultural anthropology's core concepts and topics, Mirror also aims to demonstrate anthropology's relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. The text aims to instill an appreciation of cultural diversity, of cultural anthropology as a field, and of how an anthropological approach can build on, and help make sense of, the experience that students bring to the classroom.
Contents
Chapter 1 - What Is Anthropology?
Chapter 2 - Culture
Chapter 3 - Doing Anthropology
Chapter 4 - Language and Communication
Chapter 5 - Making a Living
Chapter 6 - Political Systems
Chapter 7 - Families, Kinship, and Marriage
Chapter 8 - Gender
Chapter 9 - Religion
Chapter 10 - Ethnicity and Race
Chapter 11 - Applying Anthropology
Chapter 12 - The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality
Chapter 13 - Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing World
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
