Anthropology : a brief introduction / Carol R. Ember & Melvin Ember.
Publication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2000.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xxiv, 451 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780130156006
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Contents:
Part I: Introduction to anthropology
Chapter 1: What is anthropology?
The scope of anthropology
The holistic approach
The anthropological curiosity
etc.
Part II: Human evolution: Biological and cultural
Chapter 2: Evolution
The principles of natural selection
Heredity
Sources of variability
etc.
Chapter 3: Primate evolution: From early primates to hominids
Common primate traits
Distinctive human
Interpreting the fossil record
etc.
Chapter 4: Early hominids and their cultures
Trends in hominid evolution
Australopithecines: The earliest definite hominids
Early species of homo
etc.
Chapter 5: The emergence of homo sapiens and their cultures
The transition from homo erectus to homo sapiens
Neandertals and other definite homo sapiens
Middle paleolithic cultures
etc.
Chapter 6: Human variation
Processes in human variation
Physical variation in human populations
Race and racism
etc,
Chapter 7: The emergence of food production and the rise of states
Preagricultural developments
The domestication of plants and animals
Why did food production develop?
etc.
Part III: Cultural variation
Chapter 8: The concept of culture
Defining features of culture
Attitudes that hinder the study of cultures
Cultural relativism
etc.
Chapter 9: Communication and language
Communication
The origins of language
Structural linguistics
etc.
Chapter 10: Getting food
Food collection
Food production
Environmental restraints on food-getting
etc.
Chapter 11: Economics and social stratification
The allocation of resources
The conversion of resources
The distribution of goods and services
etc.
Chapter 12: Sex, gender, and culture
Physique and physiology
Gender roles
Relative contribution to subsistence
etc.
Chapter 13: Marriage and the family
Marriage
Why is marriage universal?
How does one marry?
etc.
Chapter 14: Marital residence and kinship
Patterns of marital residence
Explanations of variation in residence
The structure of kinship
etc.
Chapter 15: Political life: Social order and disorder
Variation in types of political organization
Variation in political process
Chapter 16: Religion and magic
Variation in religious beliefs
Variation in religious practices
Religion and adaptation
Part IV: Anthropology in the modern world
Chapter 17: Applied anthropology and social problems
Applied and practicing anthropology
Global social problems: Basic research and possible solutions
Making the world better
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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