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Cultural Anthropology (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by: Nanda, Serena; Warms, Richard L.

Cultural Anthropology (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by: Nanda, Serena; Warms, Richard L.

ISBN 13:
9780534614799
ISBN 10:
0534614795
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/25/2003
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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This is a mainstream comprehensive cultural anthropology text with a balanced theoretical perspective. The text has always had as its signature, the extended ethnographies within each chapter as well as excellent coverage of gender and ethnicity. The Eighth Edition features a new companion CD, packaged for free with new copies of the text as well as a robust and content-rich Web site to accompany the text.

Preface

xix

List of Features

xxix

PART ONE: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Anthropology and Human Diversity

(20)

Specialization in Anthropology

(2)

Cultural Anthropology

(1)

Linguistic Anthropology

(1)

Archaeology

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Franz Boas and the History of Anthropology

(2)

Physical or Biological Anthropology

(1)

Applied Anthropology

(2)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Medical Anthropology

(1)

What We Learn from Anthropology: Understanding Human Differences

(5)

Ethnocentrism

(2)

Human Biological Diversity

(3)

Anthropological Approaches to Culture

(1)

Anthropology and Cultural Relativism

(1)

Emic and Etic Approaches to Culture

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

(1)

Anthropology in a Changing World

(2)

Global Connections

Stone Age Tribes

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Multimedia

(1)

Human Evolution

(28)

Darwin and Natural Selection

(3)

The Theory of Natural Selection

(1)

Evolution, Politics, and Religion

(1)

Humans and Our Nearest Relatives

(2)

Our Shared Ancestor and Common Characteristics

(1)

Primate Social Life

(1)

Global Connections

Disappearing Primates

(1)

Tool Use among Primates

(1)

The Evolution of Humans

(1)

A Closer Look

There's Evidence!

(1)

Naming Names

(1)

The Earliest Human Ancestors

(1)

The Australopithecines

(2)

Homo habilis and rudolfensis

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Fossil Hunters

(2)

Homo erectus

(2)

Homo sapiens

(1)

Homo sapiens Culture

(2)

Human Variation

(3)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Forensic Anthropology

(1)

Summary

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Multimedia

(1)

Doing Cultural Anthropology

(20)

Ethnography and Fieldwork

(1)

Ethnography in Historical Perspective

(2)

Global Connections

Ethnographic Data in the Global Economy

(1)

Changing Directions in Ethnography: Postmodernism and Beyond

(1)

The Influence of Feminist Anthropology on Ethnography

(1)

Cross-Cultural Comparison

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

An Ethnographic Field Study in India

(4)

Special Problems in Contemporary Ethnography

(2)

Studying One's Own Society

(2)

Anthropology Makes A Difference

Anthropologists Study the Use of Illegal Drugs

(1)

Ethical Considerations in Fieldwork

(2)

Perspectives in Anthropology

The African American Burial Ground

(1)

New Roles for the Ethnographer

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Multimedia

(1)

The Idea of Culture

(24)

Defining Culture

(1)

Culture Is the Way Human Beings Adapt to the World

(1)

Global Connections

Understanding 9/11

(2)

In the Field: Ethnography

Building a House in Northwestern Thailand

(1)

Culture Is the Way Humans Organize the World

(2)

Culture Is the Way Humans Give Meaning to Their Lives

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Native American Cultural Resources

(1)

Culture Is an Integrated System---Or Is It?

(2)

Culture Is a Shared System of Norms and Values---Or Is It?

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Culture and HIV

(3)

Culture Is Constantly Changing

(2)

A Closer Look

Diffusion: 100% American

(2)

Rethinking Culture

(3)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Multimedia

(1)

Language

(26)

Origins and Development of Human Language

(1)

Characteristics of Human Language

(1)

Acquiring Language

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Nonhuman Primate Communication

(3)

The Structure of Language

101

(4)

Phonology

101

(2)

Morphology

103

(1)

Syntax

104

(1)

Semantics: The Lexicon

104

(1)

Language and Culture

105

(1)

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

105

(1)

Global Connections

Endangered Languages

106

(1)

A Closer Look

Genderlects

107

(1)

The Ethnography of Communication

108

(1)

Languages and Dialects

109

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Indian and the Whiteman

110

(1)

African American Vernacular English (AAVE)

111

(2)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Ebonics

113

(1)

Nonverbal Communication

114

(2)

Language Change

116

(4)

Changing Sounds

116

(1)

Changing Syntax

116

(1)

Changing Lexicon

117

(1)

Summary

118

(1)

Key Terms

118

(1)

Suggested Readings

119

(1)

Multimedia

119

(1)

Learning Culture Throughout Life

120

(18)

Becoming a Social Person

122

(1)

A Closer Look

Culture and Personality Studies: An Historical Perspective

123

(1)

Cross-Cultural Variation in Child Rearing

124

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Preschools in Japan, China, and the United States

125

(3)

Coming of Age in Cross-Cultural Perspective

128

(4)

Male Initiation Rituals

129

(1)

Female Initiation

130

(1)

College and Coming of Age in the United States

131

(1)

Learning Culture in Adulthood

132

(1)

Old Age

133

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Aging among the Ju/'hoansi of Botswana

134

(1)

Death and Dying

135

(3)

Summary

136

(1)

Key Terms

137

(1)

Suggested Readings

137

(1)

Multimedia

137

(1)

PART TWO: Families in Society

Making a Living

138

(24)

Human Adaptation and the Environment

140

(1)

Global Connections

Where's the Beef?

141

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Indigenous Healing in South Africa

142

(1)

Major Types of Subsistence Strategies

143

(2)

Foraging

144

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Complex Strategy of Australian Foragers

145

(2)

Pastoralism

147

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Maasai of East Africa: A Transhumant Pastoral Adaptation

148

(3)

Horticulture

151

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Lua': Swidden Cultivators in Thailand

152

(2)

Agriculture

154

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

A Peasant Village in Upper Egypt

155

(2)

Perspectives in Anthropology

A Successful Agricultural Intervention in Bolivia

157

(1)

Making a Living in the Industrial and Postindustrial Global Economy

158

(4)

Taiwan: Transition to Industrialism in the Global Economy

158

(1)

Characteristics of Industrial and Postindustrial Society

159

(1)

Summary

160

(1)

Key Terms

160

(1)

Suggested Readings

161

(1)

Multimedia

161

(1)

Economics

162

(26)

Economic Systems

164

(1)

Economic Behavior

164

(1)

Production

165

(4)

Allocating Resources

165

(3)

Organizing Labor

168

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Plantation Archaeology

169

(4)

Distribution: Systems of Exchange

173

(2)

Reciprocity

173

(2)

A Closer Look

The Kula Ring

175

(1)

Redistribution

176

(3)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Anthropologists in Business

179

(1)

Market Exchange

179

(1)

Global Connections

West African Traders in New York City

180

(2)

In the Field: Ethnography

Women and Labor in Urban Turkey

182

(3)

Summary

185

(1)

Key Terms

186

(1)

Suggested Readings

186

(1)

Multimedia

187

(1)

Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups

188

(24)

Functions of Marriage and the Family

190

(1)

Global Connections

International Rights of Children

191

(1)

Marriage Rules

192

(6)

Incest Taboos

192

(1)

Exogamy

193

(1)

Endogamy

194

(1)

Preferential Marriages

194

(1)

The Levirate and the Sororate

195

(1)

Number of Spouses

196

(2)

Choosing a Mate

198

(1)

Exchange of Rights and Goods at Marriage

198

(4)

Bride Service and Bridewealth

199

(2)

Dowry

201

(1)

Families, Domestic Groups, and Rules of Residence

202

(1)

The Nuclear Family and Neolocal Residence

202

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Family Violence and the Cultural Defense

203

(1)

Composite Families

204

(1)

Extended Families

205

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Matrilineal Families among the Minangkabau of Sumatra

206

(4)

Summary

210

(1)

Key Terms

210

(1)

Suggested Readings

211

(1)

Multimedia

211

(1)

Kinship

212

(20)

Kinship: Relationships through Blood and Marriage

214

(1)

Rules of Descent and the Formation of Descent Groups

214

(1)

Unilineal Descent Groups

215

(3)

Patrilineal Descent Groups

216

(1)

Matrilineal Descent Groups

217

(1)

A Closer Look

Rules and Realities: Conflict over Inheritance in a Korean Village

218

(2)

Double Descent

220

(1)

Global Connections

Kinship and Transmigration

221

(1)

Nonunilineal Kinship Systems

221

(1)

The Classification of Kin

222

(2)

Principles for Classifying Kin

223

(1)

Types of Kinship Terminologies

223

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Kinship Classification Systems in Action: A Comparison between North America and North India

224

(5)

Summary

229

(1)

Key Terms

230

(1)

Suggested Readings

230

(1)

Multimedia

231

(1)

PART THREE: Equalities and Inequalities

Gender

232

(20)

The Cultural Construction of Gender

234

(2)

The Pioneering Work of Margaret Mead

234

(1)

Alternative Sexes, Alternative Genders

235

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Hijras: An Alternative Gender Role in India

236

(2)

Cultural Variation in Sexual Behavior

238

(1)

Sexuality and the Cultural Construction of Gender

239

(2)

The Construction of Masculinity in Spain

240

(1)

Proving Manhood: A Cultural Universal?

240

(1)

Gender Roles and the Status of Women

241

(1)

Global Connections

Female Circumcision: An International Human Rights Issue

242

(1)

Gender Relations: Complex and Variable

243

(2)

Challenging ``Man the Hunter''

244

(1)

Women and the Distribution of Power in Foraging Societies

244

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Men, Women, and the Evolution of Bipedalism

245

(1)

Gender Relations in Horticultural Societies

246

(2)

Economic Development and the Status of Women

248

(1)

Technology and Gender Roles

248

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Advocating for Female Workers in the Global Economy

249

(1)

Summary

250

(1)

Key Terms

250

(1)

Suggested Readings

250

(1)

Multimedia

251

(1)

Political Organization

252

(24)

Social Differentiation

254

(1)

Egalitarian Societies

254

(1)

Rank Societies

254

(1)

Stratified Societies

254

(1)

Power and Social Control

254

(4)

Formal and Informal Sources of Power and Authority

256

(1)

Law: Social Control and Conflict Management

257

(1)

Types of Political Organization

258

(5)

Band Societies

258

(2)

Tribal Societies

260

(3)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Alternative Forms of Conflict Resolution

263

(2)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Violence and ``Human Nature''

265

(1)

Chiefdoms

266

(2)

State Societies

268

(2)

In the Field: Ethnography

Wealth and Power in the Precolonial Asante State

270

(3)

Global Connections

The Economic Power of Political Borders

273

(1)

Summary

274

(1)

Key Terms

275

(1)

Suggested Readings

275

(1)

Multimedia

275

(1)

Social Stratification in Contemporary Societies: Class, Caste, and Race

276

(20)

Explaining Social Stratification

278

(1)

Criteria of Stratification: Power, Wealth, and Prestige

279

(1)

Global Connections

A Touch of Class, Global Style

280

(1)

Ascription and Achievement

281

(1)

Social Class in the United States

281

(2)

Caste

283

(1)

The Caste System in India

283

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

Downward Mobility in the United States

284

(2)

The Dynamics of Caste

286

(1)

Changes in the Caste System

286

(1)

Stratification and Race

287

(3)

Racial Stratification in the United States

288

(1)

``Racial'' Minorities and School Achievement

288

(2)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Anthropologists Take a Stand Against Racism

290

(1)

Racial Stratification Systems: A Comparison of the United States and Brazil

291

(3)

Summary

294

(1)

Key Terms

294

(1)

Suggested Readings

294

(1)

Multimedia

295

(1)

Ethnicity

296

(24)

Perspectives on Ethnicity

298

(1)

An Essentialist Perspective

298

(1)

A Constructionist Perspective

298

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Who Is Kennewick Man?

299

(2)

The Nation-State and Ethnicity

301

(3)

How the Nation-State Shapes Ethnicity

302

(1)

The Nation-State and Ethnic Conflict

303

(1)

Global Connections

Refugees and Political Asylum: A Global Problem

304

(1)

Nation-States and Indigenous Peoples

305

(4)

The Imposition of Western Law

306

(1)

Saami Reindeer Herders and the Nation-State

307

(2)

Cultural Diversity and Ethnicity in the United States

309

(3)

Ethnicity and Immigration

310

(1)

The American Discourse on Immigration

311

(1)

U.S. Models of Cultural Diversity

312

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Anthropologists as Advocates for Indigenous Peoples

312

(2)

In the Field: Ethnography

The New Chinese Immigrants in San Francisco

314

(3)

Summary

317

(1)

Key Terms

318

(1)

Suggested Readings

319

(1)

Multimedia

319

(1)

PART FOUR: Symbols and Meanings

Religion

320

(28)

What Religion Does in Society

322

(1)

Searching for Order and Meaning

322

(1)

A Closer Look

Religion and Ecology

323

(1)

Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Control

324

(1)

Reinforcing or Modifying the Social Order

324

(1)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Population Growth, Fertility, and Religion

325

(1)

Characteristics of Religions

326

(7)

Sacred Narratives and Symbols

326

(1)

The World of Spirits and Sacred Powers

327

(2)

Religious Rituals

329

(2)

Means of Addressing the Supernatural

331

(2)

Religious Practitioners

333

(1)

Shamans

333

(1)

Global Connections

The Globalization of Religion in the United States

334

(2)

Priests

336

(1)

Perspectives in Anthropology

The Ethnoarchaeology of Witchcraft and Gender Among the Mura

337

(1)

Witchcraft and Sorcery

338

(1)

What Are Witchcraft and Sorcery?

338

(1)

Accusations of Witchcraft or Sorcery

338

(1)

Modern Witches, Wiccans, and Neopagans

339

(1)

Religion and Change

339

(3)

Religion and Resistance

340

(1)

Religious Nativism and Vitalism

340

(1)

Religious Change in Native North America

341

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Rastafari: Religion and Resistance to Domination

342

(4)

Summary

346

(1)

Key Terms

346

(1)

Suggested Readings

347

(1)

Multimedia

347

(1)

The Arts: Expressing Cultural Identities

348

(20)

Anthropological Perspectives on Art

350

(2)

The Artist in Society

350

(2)

Artistic Styles

352

(1)

Global Connections

World Beat

352

(1)

Some Functions of Art

353

(2)

Art in Ritual: Controlling the Environment

353

(1)

Art and the Display of Cultural Themes

353

(2)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Paleolithic Cave Art

355

(1)

The Integrative Function of the Arts

355

(1)

Cultural Identity: Art, Power, and the Making of History

356

(1)

A Closer Look

Bhangra: Resistance and Assimilation

356

(2)

Deep Play as a Form of Art

358

(1)

Representing the Other in Art

359

(3)

Orientalism in European Art: Picturing the Middle East

359

(2)

Representing Europeans: Performing the Conquest in Latin America

361

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

The Arts, Tourism, and Cultural Identity among the Toraja

362

(2)

Marketing Cultural Identities through the Arts

364

(4)

Summary

365

(1)

Key Terms

366

(1)

Suggested Readings

366

(1)

Multimedia

367

(1)

PART FIVE: Culture Change

Culture Change in the Modern World

368

(26)

The World in 1400

370

(1)

European Expansion: Motives and Methods

370

(2)

Perspectives in Anthropology

Why the Natives Died

372

(1)

Pillage

372

(1)

Forced Labor

372

(2)

Joint Stock Companies

374

(1)

The Era of Colonialism

375

(4)

Colonizing the Americas

376

(1)

Colonizing in the Nineteenth Century

377

(1)

Making Colonialism Pay

378

(1)

In the Field: Ethnography

African Soldiers of Misfortune

379

(1)

Colonialism and Anthropology

380

(1)

Independence and Poverty

381

(1)

A Closer Look

Colonialism, Change, and Cargo Cults

382

(1)

Development

383

(2)

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Development Anthropology and the Anthropology of Development

385

(1)

Multinational Corporations

386

(1)

Urbanization

387

(2)

Population Pressure

389

(1)

Instability

390

(2)

Summary

392

(1)

Key Terms

392

(1)

Suggested Readings

392

(1)

Multimedia

393

(1)

APPENDIX A Brief Historical Guide to Anthropological Theory

394

(7)

Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism

394

(1)

The Early Sociologists

395

(1)

American Historical Particularism

395

(1)

Functionalism

395

(1)

Culture and Personality

396

(1)

Cultural Ecology and Neo-Evolutionism

396

(1)

Neo-Materialism: Evolutionary, Functionalist, Ecological, and Marxist

396

(1)

Structuralism

397

(1)

Ethnoscience and Cognitive Anthropology

397

(1)

Sociobiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavioral Ecology

398

(1)

Anthropology and Gender

398

(1)

Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology

399

(1)

Postmodernism and Its Critics

399

(1)

Multimedia

400

(1)

Glossary

401

(10)

References

411

(16)

Photo Credits

427

(2)

Index

429

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