292 Pages
48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
292 Pages
48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
292 Pages
48 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Human Societies: A Brief Introduction succinctly covers the basic concepts of cultural anthropology in a way that is relevant and engaging to the introductory student. Less time is spent on anthropological detail and more time on the relevance of anthropological understanding to the contemporary world.
The issues facing the contemporary Western world are also confronting the thousands of... Read more
1. Anthropology 2. A Short History of Cultural Anthropology 3. Doing Cultural Anthropology 4. Culture, Societies, Personality, and Worldview 5. Societies in Their Environments 6. Social Organization 7. Political Organization 8. Economic Organization 9: Food and Subsistence 10. Sex, Gender, and Identity 11. Religion and Ritual 12. Knowledge and Expressive Culture 13. Change and Development 14. Applying Anthropology
Biography
Mark Q. Sutton is Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, at California State University, Bakersfield. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Riverside, in 1987.
