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Anthropology William A. Haviland

Anthropology By William A. Haviland

Anthropology by William A. Haviland

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Enables readers to discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. This book includes photos, examples, and select studies by anthropologists.

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Anthropology: The Human Challenge by William A. Haviland

Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of Anthropology: The Human Challenge provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make sense of today's world. With this text you will discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world.

Table of Contents

Part I. ANTHROPOLOGY: THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWING HUMANITY. 1. The Essence of Anthropology. 2. Biology and Evolution. 3. Living Primates. Part II. EVOLUTION: THE CHALLENGE OF UNDERSTANDING HUMAN ORIGINS. 4. Field Methods in Archaeology & Paleoanthropology. 5. Macroevolution and the Early Primates. 6. The First Bipeds. Part III. THE GENUS HOMO: BIOCULTURAL CHALLENGES. 7. Early Homo and the Origins of Culture. 8. Pre-modern Humans and the Elaboration of Culture. 9. The Global Expansion of Homo sapiens and Their Technology. Part IV. HUMAN BIOCULTURAL EVOLUTION: THE CHALLENGE OF TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN DIVERSITY. 10. The Neolithic Transition: The Domestication of Plants and Animals. 11. The Emergence of Cities and States. 12. Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism. 13. Human Adaptation to a Changing World. Part V: CULTURE AND SURVIVAL: THE CHALLENGE OF COMMUNICATING, RAISING CHILDREN, AND STAYING ALIVE. 14. The Characteristics of Culture. 15. Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories. 16. Language and Communication. 17. Social Identity, Personality, and Gender. 18. Patterns of Subsistence. 19. Economic Systems. Part VI. FORMATION OF GROUPS: THE CHALLENGE OF COOPERATION. 20. Sex, Marriage, and Family. 21. Kinship and Descent. 22. Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Class. Part VII. SEARCH FOR ORDER: THE CHALLENGE OF DISORDER. 23. Politics, Power, and Violence. 24. Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural. 25. The Arts. Part VIII. CHANGE AND THE FUTURE: THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION. 26. Processes of Change. 27. Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology.

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CIN0495095591VG
9780495095590
0495095591
Anthropology: The Human Challenge by William A. Haviland
William A. Haviland
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20070323
736
N/A
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