Anthropology

Explains how and why human cultures vary so greatly across space and time ... Anthropology, provides students with a comprehensive and scientific introduction to the holistic four fields of anthropology and the important role of applied anthropology. Readers will understand humans in all their variety, and why such variety exists. It also show students how anthropological skill sets can be applied beyond academia. The fourteenth edition places an increased emphasis on new explanations and the necessity to evaluate these new explanations logically as well as on the basis of the available evidence.

PART I: Introduction. 1. What is anthropology? ; 2. Research methods in archaeology ;; PART II: Human Evolution. 3. Genetics and evolution ; 4. Human variation and adaptation ; 5. Primates: past and present ; 6. The first hominins -- PART III: Cultural Evolution. 7. The origins of culture and the emergence of Homo ; 8. The emergence of Homo sapiens ; 9. The upper paleolithic world ; 10. Origins of food production and settled life ; 11. Origins of cities and states -- PART IV: Cultural Variation. 12. Culture and culture changes ; 13. Culture and the individual ; 14. Communication and language ; 15. Getting food ; 16. Economic systems ; 17. Social stratification: class, ethnicity, and racism ; 18. Sex and gender ; 19. Marriage and the family ; 20. Marital residence and kinship ; 21. Associations and interest groups ; 22. Political life: social order and disorder ; 23. Religion and magic ; 24. The arts -- PART V: Using Anthropology. 25. Practicing and applying anthropology ; 26. Health and illness ; 27. Global problems.