Anthropology (Age 18, US Bachelor’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook is useful for both general and cultural introductory courses as well as for introductory courses in some of the anthropology subfields. It is a four-field text, grounded in foundational content in cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.
Textbook Details
| Author | Jennifer Hasty (University of Pennsylvania), David G. Lewis (Oregon State University), and Marjorie M. Snipes (University of West Georgia) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 18 / US Bachelor’s 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
What is Anthropology? — Methods: Cultural and Archaeological — Culture Concept Theory: Theories of Cultural Change — Biological Evolution and Early Human Evidence — The Genus Homo and the Emergence of Us — Language and Communication — Work, Life, and Value: Economic Anthropology — Authority, Decisions, and Power: Political Anthropology — Social Inequalities — The Global Impact of Human Migration — Forming Family through Kinship — Gender and Sexuality — Religion and Culture — Anthropology of Food — Anthropology of Media — Art, Music, and Sport — Medical Anthropology — Human-Animal Relationship — Indigenous Anthropology — Anthropology on the Ground