It is a fascinating and challenging task to introduce socio-cultural anthropology to new students. Regardless of a student s background or future endeavors, the very fact that they re pursuing college education in today s globalized era makes it imperative that they become informed about some of the key contemporary social and cultural issues examined in anthropology. This selection of readings is an ideal complement to commonly used socio-cultural anthropology textbooks.
Beyond cursory overviews of important issues, this anthology focuses on providing reasonably detailed, yet concise...