Cengage Advantage Books: Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

by Peoples, James; Bailey, Garrick

• ISBN13: 9780495508748
• ISBN10: 0495508748
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Using engaging stories and clear writing, ADVANTAGE BOOKS: HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Eighth Edition introduces cultural anthropology within a solid framework centered around globalization and culture change. Peoples and Bailey focus on the social and cultural consequences of globalization, emphasizing culture change and world problems. The book's engaging narrative provides new ways of looking at many of the challenges facing the world in this century. As you explore more contemporary issues, including recent debates on gay marriage, cultural and economic globalization, population growth, hunger, and the survival of indigenous cultures, you'll gain a better understanding of the cultural information you need to successfully navigate in today's global economy. The authors emphasize the diversity of humanity and reveal why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural differences is critical in the modern world.

Table of Contents

The Study of Humanity

Culture

Culture and Language

The Development of Anthropological Thought

Methods of Investigation

Culture and Nature: Interacting with the Environment

Exchange in Economic Systems

Marriages and Family

Kinship and Descent

Enculturation and the Life Course

Gender in Comparative Perspective

The Organization of Political Life

Social Inequality and Stratification

Religion and World View

Art and the Aesthetic

Globalization

Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict

World Problems and the Practice of Anthropology

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