Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the standard topics of race, ethnicity, class and gender but goes much further by engaging seriously with issues of language, religion, age, health and disability, and region and geography. It also considers the intersections between and the diversities within these categories. Eller presents students with an unprecedented combination of history, conceptual analysis, discussion of academic literature, and up-to-date statistics. The book includes a...
Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the ...
This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach. The book develops readers understanding and engagement by addressing key issues such as:
What it means to be human
The key characteristics of culture as a concept
Relocation and dislocation of peoples
The conflict between political, social and ethnic boundaries
The concept of economic anthropology
Cultural Anthropology: 101 includes case studies from both...
This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographi...
This accessible book introduces the story of social science, with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography.
Key questions include:
How and why did the social sciences originate and differentiate?
How are they related to older traditions that have defined Western civilization?
What is the unique perspective or way of knowing of each social science?
What are the challenges and alternatives to the social sciences as they stand in the...
This accessible book introduces the story of social science, with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, an...
This accessible book introduces the story of social science, with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography.
Key questions include:
How and why did the social sciences originate and differentiate?
How are they related to older traditions that have defined Western civilization?
What is the unique perspective or way of knowing of each social science?
What are the challenges and alternatives to the social sciences as they stand in the...
This accessible book introduces the story of social science, with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, an...
