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Author(s): William A. Haviland, Harald E.L. Prins, Dana Walrath, Bunny McBride
ISBN(s): 9781305258983, 1305258983
Edition: 4
File Details: PDF, 180.85 MB
Year: 2015
Language: english
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Author: William Haviland, Harald Prins

Filled with current examples, THE ESSENCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY brings to life anthropology’s key concepts and their great relevance to today’s complex world. You’ll learn about the varied ways culture helps humans adapt to face the challenges of existence, the connection between human culture and human biology, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. New Digging into Anthropology activities provide a hands-on approach to anthropological methods. Furthermore, the book is packed with learning tools that demonstrate major concepts, offer interesting examples of anthropology’s relevance to daily life, and guide your study to help you retain what you read.

The Essence of Anthropology 4th Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Thinking and Doing Anthropology

  • The Anthropological Perspective

  • Anthropology and Its Fields

    • Cultural Anthropology

    • Linguistic Anthropology

    • Archaeology

    • Biological Anthropology

    • Forensic Anthropology

  • Anthropology, Science, and the Humanities

  • Doing Anthropology in the Field

    • Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

    • Ethnographic Methods

    • Anthropology’s Comparative Method

  • Questions of Ethics

  • Anthropology and Globalization

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging into Anthropology: Talking Trash: Hidden in the Middens

Chapter 2. Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

  • Evolution and Creation Stories

  • The Classification of Living Things

  • The Discovery of Evolution

  • Heredity

    • The Transmission of Genes

    • Genes and Alleles

    • Cell Division

    • Polygenetic Inheritance

  • Evolutionary Forces and Populations

    • Mutation

    • Genetic Drift

    • Gene Flow

    • Natural Selection

    • The Case of Sickle-Cell Anemia

  • Adaptation and Physical Variation

  • Macroevolution and the Process of Speciation

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging Into Anthropology: Making Meaning of Memes

Chapter 3. Living Primates

  • Methods and Ethics in Primatology

  • Primates as Mammals

  • Primate Characteristics

    • Primate Teeth

    • Primate Sensory Organs

    • The Primate Brain

    • The Primate Skeleton

  • Living Primates

    • Lemurs and Lorises

    • Tarsiers

    • Anthropoids: Monkeys and Apes

    • Small and Great Apes

  • Primate Behavior

    • Social Interaction and Bonding

    • Sex and Reproduction

    • Reproduction and Care of Young

    • Communication and Learning

    • Use of Objects as Tools

    • Hunting

  • Primate Conservation and the Question of Culture

    • Primate Conservation

    • Conservation Strategies

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging into Anthropology: Finding or Losing Your Inner Ape

Chapter 4. Human Evolution

  • Mammalian Primate Evolution

  • Human Evolution

    • The First Bipeds

    • Ardipithecus Ramidus

    • The Anatomy of Bipedalism

    • Australopithecines

    • Homo Habilis

  • Interpreting the Fossil Record

    • Tools, Food, and Brain Expansion

    • Homo Erectus

    • Lumpers or Splitters

    • The Neandertals

    • The Upper Paleolithic

  • The Modern Human Origins Debate

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging into Anthropology: Ancient Visions: Paleoart Then and Now

Chapter 5. The Neolithic Revolution: The Domestication of Plants and Animals

  • The Mesolithic Roots of Farming and Pastoralism

  • The Neolithic Revolution

  • What Is Domestication?

  • Evidence of Early Plant Domestication

  • Evidence of Early Animal Domestication

  • Why Humans Became Food Producers

    • The Fertile Crescent

    • Other Centers of Domestication

  • Food Production and Population Size

  • The Spread of Food Production

  • The Culture of Neolithic Settlements

    • Jericho: An Early Farming Community

    • Neolithic Material Culture

    • Social Structure

  • Neolithic Cultures in the Americas

  • The Neolithic and Human Biology

  • The Neolithic and the Idea of Progress

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging into Anthropology: Putting Paleolithic Prescriptions into Practice

Chapter 6. The Emergence of Cities and States

  • Defining Civilization

  • Tikal: A Case Study

    • Surveying and Excavating the Site

    • Evidence from the Excavation

  • Cities and Cultural Change

    • Agricultural Innovation

    • Diversification of Labor

    • Central Government

    • Social Stratification

  • The Making of States

    • Ecological Theories

    • Action Theory

  • Civilization and Its Discontents

    • Social Stratification and Disease

    • Colonialism and Disease

  • Anthropology and Cities of the Future

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging Into Anthropology: Mapping Class

Chapter 7. Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

  • The History of Human Classification

  • Race as a Biological Concept

  • The Conflation of the Biological into the Cultural Category of Race

  • The Social Significance of Race: Racism

  • Race and Behavior

  • Race and Intelligence

  • Studying Human Biological Diversity

  • Skin Color: A Case Study in Adaptation

  • Culture and Biological Diversity

    • Beans, Enzymes, and Adaptation to Malaria

    • Adaptation to Human-Made Stressors

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging Into Anthropology: Digging for Bias in Standardized Tests

Chapter 8. The Characteristics of Culture

  • Culture and Adaptation

  • The Concept and Characteristics of Culture

    • Culture Is Learned

    • Culture Is Shared

    • Culture Is Based on Symbols

    • Culture Is Integrated

    • Culture Is Dynamic

  • Culture, Society, and the Individual

  • Culture and Change

  • Ethnocentrism and the Evaluation of Culture

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

  • Digging into Anthropology: Hometown Map

Chapter 9. Language and Communication

  • Linguistic Research and the Nature of Language

  • Descriptive Linguistics

    • Phonology

    • Morphology, Syntax, and Grammar

  • Historical Linguistics

    • Processes of Linguistic Divergence

    • Language Loss and Revival

  • Language in Its Social and Cultural Settings

    • Sociolinguistics

    • Ethnolinguistics

    • Language Versatility

  • Beyond Words: The Gesture–Call System

    • Nonverbal Communication

    • Paralanguage

    • Tonal Languages

    • Telecommunication: Talking Drums and Whistled Speech

  • The Origins of Language

  • From Speech to Writing

  • Literacy and Modern Telecommunication in Our Globalizing World

  • Chapter Checklist

  • Questions for Reflection

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