Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity

17. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-259-81841-7
Verlag: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO
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A leading name in anthropology, Conrad Philip Kottakcontinues to define student learning in the general anthropology course. Anthropology:Appreciating Human Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction togeneral anthropology from the four-field perspective. Key themes of appreciatingthe experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating human diversity,and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout thetext. The program presents anthropology’s core concepts and also demonstratesanthropology’s relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. Revisions to the17th edition of Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity wereextensively informed by student data, collected anonymously by McGraw-Hill’sadaptive learning system. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowersstudents by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, whenthey need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engagingand effective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kottak, Conrad Phillip

Kottak, Conrad

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 What Is Anthropology?2 Culture3 Applying Anthropology 4 Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology5 Evolution and Genetics 6 Human Variation and Adaptation7 The Primates 8 Early Hominins 9 Archaic Homo10 The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans11 The First Farmers12 The First Cities and States13 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology14 Language and Communication15 Ethnicity and Race16 Making a Living17 Political Systems18 Gender19 Families, Kinship, and Descent20 Marriage21 Religion22 Arts, Media, and Sports23 The World System and Colonialism24 Anthropology’s Role in a Globalizing World

Über Autor(innen)

Kottak, Conrad
Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.