Humanity : an introduction to cultural anthropology /
James Peoples, Garrick Bailey.
- Eleventh edition.
- xv, 460 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Previous edition: 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The Study of Humanity. Part I. Humanity, Culture, and Language. Culture -- Culture and Language -- Cultural Diversity and Globalization. Part II. Theories and Methods of Cultural Anthropology. The Development of Anthropological Thought -- Methods of Investigation. Part III. The Diversity of Culture. Culture and Nature: Interacting with the Environment -- Exchange in Economic Systems -- Marriage and Families -- Kinship and Descent -- Gender in Comparative Perspective -- The Organization of Political Life -- Social Inequality and Stratification -- Religion and Worldview -- Art and the Aesthetic. Part IV. Anthropology in the Global Community. Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict -- World Problems and the Practice of Anthropology.
Humanity : an introduction to cultural anthropology offers a solid framework centred on globalization and culture change. The text's engaging narrative provides new ways of looking at many of the challenges facing the world in this century, as students examine ethnic conflicts, globalization of culture and language, recent debates about gay marriage, increasing inequalities, population growth, hunger, and the survival of indigenous cultures.
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies