Conformity and Conflict : Readings in Cultural Anthropology

by Spradley, James; McCurdy, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780205645855
• ISBN10: 0205645852
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-sellingConformity and Conflictcontinues to offer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The twelfth edition retains the previous edition's accessibility and the view that anthropology provides a fascinating perspective on the human experience. The 13th edition has been shaped by the current concerns in both anthropology and American society, including globalization, the study of women's lives, race and ethnicity, and the practical applications of anthropology and the ways it leads to everyday careers. The newly revised table of contents reflects the suggestions ofConformity and Conflictusers. Thirty percent of the readings are either revised or entirely new to this edition. Nine new articles appear in this edition of Conformity and Conflict (Readings 7, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 33), three of which were expressly commissioned for this edition (12, 29, 25). Four articles (5, 28, 31 and 35) have been updated for this edition. More attention is paid to cultural ecology, to the impact of the world market and world systems on human social life, and to human change in increasingly large and complex societies. An entirely NEW section on globalization includes three new articles that introduce readers to key concepts - how popular culture spreads to different societies, the processes by which cultural artifacts, social structures, and how ideas are adopted and changed as they reach new societies.

Table of Contents

All new or updated articles appear in bold

New to the 13 th Edition

Classic reading from previous editions ofConformity and Conflict

Preface

World Map and Geographical Placement of Readings

Culture and Ethnography

Ethnography and Culture

Eating Christmas in the Kalahari

Shakespeare in the Bush

Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS

Nice Girls Donrsquo;t Talk to Rastas

Language and Communication

Managing Meaning: The Military Name Game

Conversation Style: Talking on the Job

Tattoo Talk: ldquo;Juicingrdquo; Customers

Anthropologists Investigate Communications Technology,Belle Mellor

Ecology and Subsistence

The Hunters: Scarce Resources in the Kalahari

Adaptive Failure: Easterrsquo;s End

When the Turtle Collapses

Forest Development the Indian Way

Economic Systems

Reciprocity and the Power of Giving

Global Women in the New Economy

Cocaine and the Economic Deterioration of Bolivia

Malawi versus the World Bank

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