Cultural anthropology / Conrad Phillip Kottak.

Table of contents

PART 1 THE EXPLORATION OF HUMAN DIVERSITY
One/ Anthropology: The exploration of human diversity 4-20

PART 2 BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR AS ADAPTIVE MEANS
Two/ The primate background to human behavior and social life 26-47

PART 3 FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE STATE
Three/ The implications of food production 52-67
Four/ Political regulation: Nonstate societies 69-88
five/ Political regulation: Differential access and state 91-111

PART 4 SOCIALCULTURAL ADAPTIVE MEANS
Six/ kinship and Descent 116-135
seven/ Marriage as Alliance 137-156
Eight/ Economic systems in comparative perspective 158-175
Nine/ Religious doctrines and ritual behavior 177-201
Ten/ Religion, cultural evolution, and cultural ecology 204-220

PART 5 HUMAN NATURE AND SOCIALCULTURAL DIVERSITY
Eleven/ Culture and personality: Human psychology in comparative perspective 225-239
Twelve/ Biology, Society, and culture 241-263
Thirteen/ Uniformity and diversity in language 266-284

PART 6 FOCUSING ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
Fourteen/ The anthropology of complex societies: Peasants and cities 290-307
Fifteen/ Users and abuses of Anthropology: Anthropology and development 309-325
Sixteen/ Anthropology and contemporary social problems: new Directions in applied Anthropology 328-339
Summary 339
Glossary 341
Sources and suggested readings 353
index 387









Bibliography: p. 353-386. Includes index.

includes index