Cultural anthropology : the human challenge 15th Edition by Dana 1305633792 9781305633797

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• ISBN 10: 1305633792
• ISBN 13: 9781305633797
• Author: Dana Walrath

Offering compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in a variety of locations around the globe, this market-leading text presents cultural anthropology in vivid, accessible terms showing students how this discipline is relevant to understanding the complex world around them. Honed, streamlined, and extensively updated throughout, the 15th edition presents the fundamental concepts from a holistic perspective using three unifying themes: 1) the varied ways humans face the challenges of existence, 2) the connections between culture and biology in shaping human beliefs and behavior, and 3) the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. This edition also retains its integrated coverage of race, class, gender, and ethnicity, as well as its popular Globalscape feature, which gets students thinking about the consequences of globalization and (sometimes) their own behavior. A strong supplements program provides instructors and students with a wealth of resources designed to enhance the teaching and learning experience.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. The Essence of Anthropology

The Anthropological Perspective

Anthropology and Its Fields

Cultural Anthropology

Linguistic Anthropology

Archaeology

Biological Anthropology

Anthropology, Science, and the Humanities

Doing Anthropology in the Field

Questions of Ethics

Anthropology and Globalization

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 2. Characteristics of Culture

Culture and Adaptation

The Concept and Characteristics of Culture

Culture Is Learned

Culture Is Shared

Culture Is Based on Symbols

Culture Is Integrated

Culture Is Dynamic

Functions of Culture

Culture, Society, and the Individual

Culture and Change

Ethnocentrism, Cultural Relativism, and Evaluation of Cultures

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 3. Ethnographic Research—Its History, Methods, and Theories

History of Ethnographic Research and Its Uses

Salvage Ethnography or Urgent Anthropology

Acculturation Studies

Applied Anthropology

Studying Cultures at a Distance

Studying Contemporary State Societies

Studying Peasant Communities

Advocacy Anthropology

Studying Up

Globalization and Multi-Sited Ethnography

Doing Ethnography

Site Selection and Research Question

Preparatory Research

Participant Observation: Ethnographic Tools and Aids

Data Gathering: The Ethnographer’s Approach

Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork

Social Acceptance

Physical Danger

Subjectivity, Reflexivity, and Validation

Completing an Ethnography

Building Ethnological Theories

Ethnology and the Comparative Method

A Brief Overview of Anthropology’s Theoretical Perspectives

Mentalist Perspective

Materialist Perspective

Other Theoretical Perspectives

Ethical Responsibilities in Anthropological Research

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 4. Becoming Human—The Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Humans and Other Primates

An African Perspective on Great Apes

Europeans Classify Apes as Humanlike Animals

Linnaeus Orders the Natural System

A Short History of Research on Evolution and Genetics

Darwin as Father of Evolutionary Theory

Mendel as Father of Genetics

A Microscopic Perspective on Biological Evolution

Molecular Clock

Genetic Mapping

Evolution through Adaptation

Primate Anatomical Adaptation

Primate Behavioral Adaptation

Human Ancestors

The First Bipeds

Early Homo

Archaic Humans

Neandertals

Denisovans as Long-Lost Archaic Cousins

Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens

Anatomically Modern Peoples in the Upper Paleolithic

Human Migrations from Siberia to America

New Human Era with the Domestication of Animals and Plants

Human Biological Variation and the Problem of Race

Skin Color

Race as a Social Construct

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 5. Language and Communication

Linguistic Research and the Nature of Language

Descriptive Linguistics

Phonology

Morphology, Syntax, and Grammar

Historical Linguistics

Processes of Linguistic Divergence

Language Loss and Revival

Language in Its Social and Cultural Settings

Sociolinguistics

Ethnolinguistics

Language Versatility

Beyond Words: The Gesture–Call System

Nonverbal Communication

Paralanguage

Tonal Languages

Talking Drums and Whistled Speech

The Origins of Language

From Speech to Writing

Literacy and Modern Telecommunication

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 6. Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Enculturation: The Self and Social Identity

Self-Awareness

Social Identity through Personal Naming

Self and the Behavioral Environment

Culture and Personality

A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Gender and Personality

Case Study: Childrearing and Gender among the Ju/’Hoansi

Three Childrearing Patterns

Group Personality

Alternative Gender Models

Intersexuality

Transgender

Castration

The Social Context of Sexual and Gender Identity

Normal and Abnormal Personality in Social Context

Sadhus: Holy Men in Hindu Culture

Mental Disorders across Time and Cultures

Personal Identity and Mental Health in Globalizing Society

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 7. Patterns of Subsistence

Adaptation

Adaptation, Environment, and Ecosystem

Case Study: The Tsembaga

Adaptation and Culture Areas

Modes of Subsistence

Food-Foraging Societies

Characteristics of Food-Foraging Societies

How Technology Impacts Cultural Adaptations among Foragers

Food-Producing Societies

Producing Food in Gardens: Horticulture

Producing Food on Farms: Agriculture

Mixed Farming: Crop Growing and Animal Breeding

Herding Grazing Animals: Pastoralism

Case Study: Bakhtiari Herders

Intensive Agriculture: Urbanization and Peasantry

Industrial Food Production

Adaptation in Cultural Evolution

Types of Cultural Evolution

Case Study: The Environmental Collapse of Easter Island

Population Growth and the Limits of Progress

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 8. Economic Systems

Economic Anthropology

Case Study: The Yam Complex in Trobriand Culture

Production and Its Resources

Land and Water Resources

Technology Resources

Labor Resources and Patterns

Distribution and Exchange

Reciprocity

Redistribution

Market Exchange and the Marketplace

Money as a Means of Exchange

Local Economies and Global Capitalism

Informal Economy and the Escape from State Bureaucracy

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 9. Sex, Marriage, and Family

Regulation of Sexual Relations

Marriage and the Regulation of Sexual Relations

Marriage as a Universal Institution

Sexual and Marriage Practices among the Nayar

Incest Taboo

Endogamy and Exogamy

Distinction between Marriage and Mating

Forms of Marriage

Monogamy

Polygamy

Other Forms of Marriage

Choice of Spouse

Cousin Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage

Marriage and Economic Exchange

Divorce

Family and Household

Forms of the Family

Residence Patterns

Marriage, Family, and Household in Our Technological and Globalized World

Adoption and New Reproductive Technologies

Migrant Workforces

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 10. Kinship and Descent

Descent Groups

Unilineal Descent

Other Forms of Descent

Descent within the Larger Cultural System

Lineage Exogamy

From Lineage to Clan

Phratry and Moiety

Bilateral Kinship and the Kindred

Kinship Terminology and Kinship Groups

The Eskimo System

The Hawaiian System

The Iroquois System

Making Relatives

Fictive Kin by Ritual Adoption

Kinship and New Reproductive Technology

Chapter Checklist

Questions for Reflection

Digging into Anthropology

Chapter 11. Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

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