Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

by Peoples, James; Bailey, Garrick

• ISBN13: 9780534514556
• ISBN10: 0534514553
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This mainstream introductory text has earned a reputation for the excellence of its research-oriented approach to the core principles of cultural anthropology. The text emphasizes the diversity of humanity and shows why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural difference is critical in the modern world.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
The Study of Humanity	1	(14)
PART I Humanity, Culture, and Language
Culture	15	(18)
Culture and Language	33	(18)
PART II Theories and Methods of Cultural Anthropology
The Development of Anthropological Thought	51	(18)
Methods of Investigation	69	(15)
PART III Diversity
Adaptation: Environment and Cultures	84	(23)
Exchange in Economic Systems	107	(13)
Marriage, Family, and Residence	120	(17)
Kinship	137	(22)
Gender in Comparative Perspective	159	(25)
The Organization of Political Life	184	(18)
Social Inequality and Stratification	202	(16)
Relations with the Supernatural	218	(25)
Art and the Aesthetic	243	(19)
Personality, Culture, and the Life Cycle	262	(17)
PART IV Anthropology in the Modern World
The Changing Human World	279	(27)
Ethnicity in the Modern World	306	(25)
Applied Anthropology and World Problems	331	(20)
The Survival of Indigenous Peoples	351	(14)
Glossary	365	(5)
Notes	370	(4)
Bibliography	374	(10)
Peoples and Cultures Index	384	(3)
Name Index	387	(1)
Subject Index	388