Cultural Anthropology

by Evans

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Physical anthropology is concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their related non-human primates and their extinct hominin ancestors. It is a subfield of anthropology that provides a biological perspective to the systematic study of human beings.

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Lumen Learning
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Social Sciences, Anthropology
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: What is Anthropology?
  7. 1.1: Anthropology
  8. 1.2: Holism in Anthropology
  9. 1.3: Biocultural Approach
  10. 1.4: What is Culture?
  11. 1.5: Ethnocentrism
  12. 1.6: Cultural Relativism
  13. 2: Culture
  14. 2.1: Antropological Culture Concept
  15. 2.2: Levels of Culture
  16. 2.3: Micro or Subculture
  17. 2.4: Familial Culture
  18. 2.5: Enculturation
  19. 2.6: Cultural Universals
  20. 2.7: Culture Change
  21. 2.8: Culture Shock
  22. 2.9: Values and Norms
  23. 2.10: Two Views of Culture: ETIC and EMIC
  24. 2.11: Symbols and Culture
  25. 2.12: Explore: Learn More about the Anthropologists
  26. 3: Anthropological Theory
  27. Front Matter
  28. TitlePage
  29. InfoPage
  30. 3.1: Social Evolution of Anthropological Theory
  31. 3.2: Historical Particularism
  32. 3.3: Functionalism
  33. 3.4: Culture and Personality
  34. 3.5: Cultural Ecology
  35. 3.6: Structural Anthropology
  36. 3.7: Cultural Materialism
  37. 3.8: Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology
  38. 3.9: Postmodernism
  39. 3.10: Feminist Anthropology
  40. 3.S: Anthropological Theory (Summary)
  41. Back Matter
  42. Index
  43. 4: Methods
  44. 4.1: Methodology
  45. 4.2: Ethnography and Ethnology
  46. 4.3: Fieldwork
  47. 4.4: Ethics
  48. 4.5: Structured Interview
  49. 4.6: Unstructured Interview
  50. 5: Language
  51. 5.1: Linguistic Anthropology
  52. 5.2: Language
  53. 5.3: Focal Vocabularies
  54. 5.4: Non-verbal Communication
  55. 5.5: Models of Language and Culture
  56. 5.6: Human Language Families Map
  57. 6: Deconstructing Race
  58. 6.1: Deconstructing Race and Racism
  59. 6.2: Human Adaptations
  60. 6.3: Skin Color and UV Index
  61. 6.4: Ethnicity and Race
  62. 6.5: Social Constructions of Race
  63. 6.6: Eugenics in the United States
  64. 7: Economic Organization
  65. 7.1: Subsistence Strategies
  66. 7.2: Foraging
  67. 7.3: Pastoralists
  68. 7.4: Horticulturists
  69. 7.5: Intensive Agriculture
  70. 7.6: Neolithic Revolution
  71. 7.7: Distribution
  72. 8: Kinship
  73. 8.1: Kinship Diagrams
  74. 8.2: Descent Rules
  75. 8.3: Descent Groups
  76. 8.4: Kinship Terminology
  77. 9: Marriage and Family
  78. 9.1: Functions of Marriage
  79. 9.2: Forms of Marriage
  80. 9.3: Rules for Marriage
  81. 9.4: Economic Aspects of Marriage
  82. 9.5: Types of Families
  83. 9.6: Postmarital Residence Patterns
  84. 9.7: Residence Patterns
  85. 10: Sex and Gender
  86. 10.1: Sex and Gender Distinction
  87. 10.2: Sexual Orientation
  88. 10.3: Inis Beag
  89. 10.4: Ritual Homosexuality of the Sambia
  90. 10.5: Margaret Mead's Gender Studies
  91. 10.6: Gender Role
  92. 10.7: Two-Spirit
  93. 10.8: Hijra
  94. 10.9: Gender and Language
  95. 10.10: Gender Inequality
  96. 10.11: Double Burden (Part 1)
  97. 10.12: Double Burden (Part 2)
  98. 10.13: Gender and Employment
  99. 10.14: The Global Gender Gap Report
  100. 10.15: Violence Against Women (Part 1)
  101. 10.16: Violence Against Women (Part 2)
  102. 10.17: Violence Against Women (Part 3)
  103. 10.18: Missing Women of Asia
  104. 11: Politics and Culture
  105. 11.1: Political Systems
  106. 11.2: Bands
  107. 11.3: Tribes
  108. 11.4: Chiefdoms
  109. 11.5: States
  110. 11.6: Social Stratification
  111. 11.7: Indian Caste System
  112. 11.8: Social Control
  113. 11.9: Genocide
  114. 12: Supernatural Belief Systems
  115. 12.1: Introduction to Religion
  116. 12.2: Definitions of Religions
  117. 12.3: The Function of Religion
  118. 12.4: Aspects of Religion
  119. 12.5: Patterns of Belief
  120. 12.6: Religious Practitioners
  121. 12.7: Religious Change
  122. 12.8: Four Categories of Religion
  123. 12.9: Rite of Passage
  124. 12.10: Vision Quest
  125. 12.11: Religious Demographics
  126. 12.12: Health and Illness
  127. 13: Art
  128. 13.1: Art
  129. 13.2: Anthropology of Art
  130. 13.3: Purpose of Art
  131. 13.4: Paleolithic Art
  132. 13.5: Tribal Art
  133. 13.6: Folk Art
  134. 13.7: Indigenous Australian Art
  135. 13.8: Sandpainting
  136. 13.9: Ethnomusicology
  137. 13.10: Dance
  138. 13.11: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
  139. 14: Globalization
  140. 14.1: Introduction to Globalization
  141. 14.2: Globalization
  142. 14.3: Modernization
  143. 14.4: Development
  144. 14.5: GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US $)
  145. 14.6: Technology
  146. 14.7: The Global Digital Divide
  147. 14.8: Global Life Expectancy and Mortality Statistics
  148. 14.9: Global Warming
  149. 14.10: Indigenous People
  150. 14.11: Cultural Survival
  151. 14.12: Multiculturalism
  152. Back Matter
  153. Index
  154. Glossary
  155. Detailed Licensing