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| Genre/Form: | Lehrbuch |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
William A Haviland |
| ISBN: | 9780495811770 0495811777 0495810827 9780495810827 |
| OCLC Number: | 731048150 |
| Description: | xxxvii, 443 Seiten : color Illustrationen, color Karten |
| Contents: | PART I: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWING HUMANITY.1. The Essence of Anthropology.2. Characteristics of Culture.3. Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories.4. Becoming Human: The Origin and Diversity of Our Species.PART II: CULTURE AND SURVIVAL: THE CHALLENGE OF COMMUNICATING, RAISING CHILDREN, AND STAYING ALIVE.5. Language and Communication.6. Social Identity, Personality, and Gender.7. Patterns of Subsistence.8. Economic Systems.PART III: FORMATION OF GROUPS: THE CHALLENGE OF COOPERATION.9. Sex, Marriage, and Family.10. Kinship and Descent.11. Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Class.Part IV: SEARCH FOR ORDER: THE CHALLENGE OF DISORDER.12. Politics, Power, and Violence.13. Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural.14. The Arts.PART IV: SEARCH FOR ORDER: THE CHALLENGE OF DISORDER.15. Processes of Change.16. Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology.Glossary.Bibliography.Credits.Index. |
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PART I: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWING HUMANITY. 1. The Essence of Anthropology. 2. Characteristics of Culture. 3. Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories. 4. Becoming Human: The Origin and Diversity of Our Species. PART II: CULTURE AND SURVIVAL: THE CHALLENGE OF COMMUNICATING, RAISING CHILDREN, AND STAYING ALIVE. 5. Language and Communication. 6. Social Identity, Personality, and Gender. 7. Patterns of Subsistence. 8. Economic Systems. PART III: FORMATION OF GROUPS: THE CHALLENGE OF COOPERATION. 9. Sex, Marriage, and Family. 10. Kinship and Descent. 11. Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Class. Part IV: SEARCH FOR ORDER: THE CHALLENGE OF DISORDER. 12. Politics, Power, and Violence. 13. Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural. 14. The Arts. PART IV: SEARCH FOR ORDER: THE CHALLENGE OF DISORDER. 15. Processes of Change. 16. Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology. Glossary. Bibliography. Credits. Index. Read more...

