Cultural anthropology ; Understanding ourselves and others / Richley H. Crapo
Publication details: Guilford, The Dushkin Publishing Group. 1993.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xiv,430 p. : ill ( some col.). : 28 cmISBN:- 156134222X
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Content
I The science of culture
Chapter 1 Anthropology: A definition
The breadth of anthropology
Kinds of Anthropology
Methods of Anthropological research
etc.
Chapter 2 Culture
Culture
Ideology
Cultural differences
Anthropological approaches to explaining culture
etc.
II Survival and adaptation
Chapter 3 Environment,adaptation, and subsistence
Environmental diversity
Biological and cultural adaptation
etc.
Chapter 4 Economics
Definition of economic systems
Production: The control and use of resources
Distribution
Consumption
Social agents
etc.
Chapter 5 Politics
Types of political orders
Gender and politics
Social control:
The imposition of order
etc.
III Social organization and life cycle
Chapter 6 Organizational patterns
Biological traits and social statuses
The life cycle
etc.
Chapter 7 Kinship and Descent
Kinship
Descent rules
Descent groups
Kinship terminology
etc.
Chapter 8 Marriage and the family
Marriage
Marriage choice
Negotiating marriage
Post marital residence
etc.
Chapter 9 Gender
Sex and gender
Diversity in male and female roles
Third and fourth genders
Gender,power and honor
etc.
IV Ideology and symbolism
Chapter 10 Language and culture
Human communication
Nonverbal communication
Language
etc.
Chapter 11 Religion
The definition of relion
Ideology in religion
Ritual in religion
The social organization of religion
etc.
Chapter 12 Culture,personality and psychological process
Culture and personality
Psychological anthropology
Personality
Inadequate role playing
etc.
Chapter 13 Aesthetics and culture
The aesthetic experience and expressive culture
Art-forms
The functions of Art
V Cultural change and diversity
Chapter 14 Cultural change and diversity
The process of change
Cultural evolutionary theory
The vanishing of nonstate societies
etc.
Chapter 15 Contemporary American culture
American social organization
The life cycle in America
American ideology
Includes: bibliography and Index
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