Anthropology: a global perspective

Part 1: Basic Concepts in Anthropology<br />Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology<br /> Anthropology: The Four Subfields<br /> Holistic Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Research, and the Global Perspective<br /> Anthropological Explanations<br /> Humanistic Interpretive Approaches in Anthropology<br /> Why Study Anthropology?<br />Chapter 2: The Record of the Past<br /> Answering Questions<br /> Paleoanthropological Study<br /> Archaeological Research<br /> Locating Sites and Fossil Localities<br /> Archaeological Excavation<br /> Dating Methods<br /> Interpreting the Past<br />Chapter 3: Evolution<br /> Cosmologies and Human Origins<br /> The Scientific Revolution<br /> Theory of Evolution<br /> Principles of Inheritance<br /> Inheritance and Molecular Genetics<br /> Population Genetics and Evolution<br /> How Do New Species Originate?<br /> The Evolution of Life<br />Part 2: Biological Anthropology<br />Chapter 4: The Primates<br /> Primate Characteristics<br /> Classification of Primates<br /> Evolution of the Primate Order<br /> Primate Behavior<br /> The Human Primate<br />Chapter 5: Hominin Evolution<br /> Trends in Hominin Evolution<br /> Fossil Evolution for Hominin Evolution<br /> Interpreting the Fossil Record<br /> From Homo erectus to Homo sapiens<br /> Genetic Data and Modern Human Origins<br /> Archaic and Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens<br />Chapter 6: Human Variation<br /> Sources of Human Variation<br /> Adaptive Aspects of Human Variation<br /> Effects of the Physical Environment<br /> Cultural Factors in Human Evolution<br /> The Concept of Race<br /> Heredity and Intelligence<br /> Current Approaches to Human Variation<br />Part 3: Archaeology<br />Chapter 7: The Paleolithic<br /> Lifestyles of the Earliest Hominins<br /> The Life and Times of Genus Homo<br /> The Middle Paleolithic<br /> Modern Homo sapiens and Their Cultures<br /> The Migration of Upper Paleolithic Humans<br />Chapter 8: The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life<br /> The End of Paleolithic: Changes in Climate and Culture<br /> The Neolithic: Origins of Food Production<br /> Why Did Domestication Occur?<br /> Domestication in Different Regions of the World<br /> Consequences of Domestication<br />Chapter 9: The Rise of the State and Complex Society<br /> The State and Civilization<br /> Studying Complex Societies<br /> Theories about State Formation<br /> States in Different World Areas<br /> The Collapse of State Societies<br />Part 4: Basic Concepts of Culture and Society<br />Chapter 10: Culture<br /> The Characteristics of Culture<br /> Culture is Learned<br /> Culture is Shared<br /> Aspects of Culture<br /> Cultural Diversity<br /> Cultural Universals<br />Chapter 11: The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology<br /> Biology versus Culture<br /> Instincts and Human Nature<br /> Enculturation: Culture and Personality<br /> Psychoanalytic Approaches in Anthropology<br /> Enculturation and Cognition<br /> Cognitive Anthropology<br /> Evolutionary Psychology<br /> Enculturation and Emotions<br /> Neuroanthropology<br /> The Limits of Enculturation<br />Chapter 12: Language<br /> Non-Human Animal Communication<br /> Animal Communication versus Human Language<br /> The Evolution of Language<br /> The Structure of Language<br /> Language Acquisition<br /> Language, Thought, and Culture<br /> Historical Linguistics<br /> Sociolinguistics<br /> Nonverbal Communication<br />Chapter 13: Anthropological Explanations<br /> Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism<br /> Diffusionism<br /> Historical Particularism<br /> Functionalism<br /> Twentieth-Century Evolutionism<br /> Marxist Anthropology<br /> Symbolic Anthropology: A Humanistic Method of Inquiry<br /> Feminist Anthropology<br /> Postmodernism and Anthropology<br /> Twenty First Century Cultural Evolution<br />Chapter 14: Analyzing Sociocultural Systems<br /> Ethnographic Fieldwork<br /> Ethnographic Research and Strategies<br /> Ethics in Anthropological Research<br /> Analysis of Ethnographic Data<br /> Sociocultural Evolution: A Contemporary Model<br /> Types of Sociocultural Systems<br /> Cross-Cultural Research<br />Part 5: Studying Different Societies<br />Chapter 15: Environment, Subsistence, and Demography<br /> Subsistence and the Physical Environment<br /> Demography<br /> Modern Foraging Environments and Subsistence<br /> Demographic Conditions for Foragers<br /> Environment and Subsistence for Horticulturalsts and Pastoralists<br /> Demographics and Settlement<br /> Environment, Subsistence, and Demography for Chiefdom<br /> Environment and Demography in Agricultural States<br /> Environment and Energy Use in Industrial and Postindustrial States<br /> Demographic Change<br />Chapter 16: Technology and Economics<br /> Anthropological Explanations of Technology<br /> Anthropology and Economics<br /> Technology in Foraging Societies<br /> Economics in Foraging Societies<br /> Technology Among Horticulturalits and Pastoralists<br /> Econ

Part 1: Basic Concepts in Anthropology; Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology; Anthropology: The Four Subfields; Holistic Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Research,

And the Global Perspective; Anthropological Explanations; Humanistic Interpretive Approaches in Anthropology; Why Study Anthropology?; Chapter 2: The Record of the Past; Answering Questions; Paleoanthropological Study; Archaeological Research; Locating Sites and Fossil Localities; Archaeological Excavation; Dating Methods; Interpreting the Past; Chapter 3: Evolution; Cosmologies and Human Origins; The Scientific Revolution; Theory of Evolution; Principles of Inheritance; Inheritance and Molecular Genetics; Population Genetics and Evolution; How Do New Species Originate?; The Evolution of Life; Part 2: Biological Anthropology; Chapter 4: The Primates; Primate Characteristics; Classification of Primates; Evolution of the Primate Order; Primate Behavior; The Human Primate; Chapter 5: Hominin Evolution;

Trends in Hominin Evolution; Fossil Evolution for Hominin Evolution; Interpreting the Fossil Record; From Homo erectus to Homo sapiens; Genetic Data and Modern Human Origins; Archaic and Anatomically Modern Homo sapiens;…