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ISBN-10 : 0205982578
ISBN-13 : 9780205982578
Author: Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine
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. REVEL from Pearson is an immersive learning experience designed for the way today’s student read, think, and learn. REVEL modernizes familiar and respected course content with dynamic media interactives and assessments, and empowers educators to increase engagement in the course, better connecting with students. The result is increased student engagement and improved learning. Teaching and Learning Experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience- for you and your students. It: Immersive Learning Experiences with REVEL: REVEL delivers immersive learning experiences designed for the way today’s students read, think, and learn. Engaging Pedagogically-Driven Design: Learning Objectives in each chapter correspond to chapter summary materials A Clear Understanding of humans: Readers will learn the major variations in human kinship, economic, political, and religious systems and why it is significant. Focus on Contemporary issues: Students will understand contemporary social problems and how anthropology might be used to address them.
Test Bank For Anthropology 14th Table of contents:
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is Anthropology?
What Is Anthropology?
The Scope of Anthropology
The Holistic Approach
Anthropological Curiosity
Fields of Anthropology
Specialization
The Relevance of Anthropology
Chapter 2 Research Methods in Anthropology
Explanations
A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Evidence: Testing Explanations
Types of Research in Anthropology
Studying the Distant Past
Ethics in Anthropological Research
Part II: Human Evolution
Chapter 3 Genetics and Evolution
The Evolution of Evolution
The Principles of Natural Selection
Heredity
Sources of Variability
The Origin of Species
Natural Selection of Behavioral Traits
Chapter 4 Human Variation and Adaptation
Processes in Human Variation and Adaptation
Physical Variation in Human Populations
“Race” and Racism
The Future of Human Variation
Chapter 5 Primates: Past and Present
Common Primate Traits
The Various Living Primates
Distinctive Hominin Traits
The Emergence of Primates
The Emergence of Anthropoids
The Emergence of Hominoids
The Divergence of Hominins from the Other Hominoids
Chapter 6 The First Hominins
The Evolution of Bipedal Locomotion
The Transition from Hominoids to Hominins
The First Definite Hominins
One Model of Human Evolution
Part III: Cultural Evolution
Chapter 7 The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo
Early Hominin Tools
Early Hominin Lifestyles
Trends in Hominin Evolution
Early Homo
Homo erectus
Lower Paleolithic Cultures
Chapter 8 The Emergence of Homo sapiens
The Transition from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens
Middle Paleolithic Cultures
The Denisovans
The Emergence of Modern Humans
What Happened to the Neandertals?
Chapter 9 The Upper Paleolithic World
The Last Ice Age
Upper Paleolithic Europe
Upper Paleolithic Cultures in Africa and Asia
The Earliest Humans and Their Cultures in the New World
The End of the Upper Paleolithic
Chapter 10 Origins of Food Production and Settled Life
Preagricultural Developments
The Domestication of Plants and Animals
Why Did Food Production Develop?
Consequences of the Rise of Food Production
Chapter 11 Origins of Cities and States
Archaeological Inferences About Civilization
Cities and States in Southern Iraq
Cities and States in Mesoamerica
The First Cities and States in Other Areas
Theories About the Origin of the State
The Consequences of State Formation
The Decline and Collapse of States
Part IV: Cultural Variation
Chapter 12 Culture and Culture Change
Defining Culture
Cultural Constraints
Attitudes That Hinder the Study of Cultures
Cultural Relativism
Describing a Culture
Culture Is Patterned
How and Why Cultures Change
Culture Change and Adaptation
Globalization: Problems and Opportunities
Ethnogenesis: The Emergence of New Cultures
Cultural Diversity in the Future
Chapter 13 Culture and the Individual
The Universality of Psychological Development
The Anthropology of Childhood
Cross-Cultural Variation in Childrearing
Psychological Variation in Adulthood
Psychological Explanations of Cultural Variation
Individuals as Agents of Cultural Change
Chapter 14 Communication and Language
Communication
The Origins of Language
Descriptive Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
The Processes of Linguistic Divergence
Relationships Between Language and Culture
The Ethnography of Speaking
Writing and Literacy
Chapter 15 Getting Food
Foraging
Food Production
Environmental Restraints on Food-Getting
The Origins of Food Production
The Spread and Intensification of Food Production
Chapter 16 Economic Systems
The Allocation of Resources
The Conversion of Resources
The Distribution of Goods and Services
The Worldwide Trend Toward Commercialization
Chapter 17 Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism
Variation in Degree of Social Inequality
Egalitarian Societies
Rank Societies
Class Societies
Racism and Inequality
Ethnicity and Inequality
The Emergence of Stratification
Chapter 18 Sex and Gender
Gender Concepts
Physique and Physiology
Gender Roles
Relative Contributions to Work: Who Works More?
Political Leadership and Warfare
The Relative Status of Women
Personality Differences
Sexuality
Chapter 19 Marriage and the Family
Marriage
Why Is Marriage Nearly Universal?
How Does One Marry?
Restrictions on Marriage: The Universal Incest Taboo
Whom should One Marry?
How Many Does One Marry?
The Family
Possible Reasons for Extended-Family Households
Chapter 20 Marital Residence and Kinship
Patterns of Marital Residence
The Structure of Kinship
Variation in Unilineal Descent Systems
Functions of Unilineal Descent Groups
Ambilineal Systems
Explaining Variation in Residence
The Emergence of Unilineal Systems
Explaining Ambilineal and Bilateral Systems
Kinship Terminology
Chapter 21 Associations and Interest Groups
Characteristics of Associations
Nonvoluntary Associations
Voluntary Associations
Chapter 22 Political Life: Social Order and Disorder
Variation in Types of Political Organization
The Spread of State Societies
Variation in Political Process
Resolution of Conflict
Chapter 23 Religion and Magic
The Universality of Religion
Variation in Religious Beliefs
Variation in Religious Practices
Religion and Adaptation
Religious Change
Chapter 24 The Arts
Body Decoration and Adornment
Explaining Variation in the Arts
Viewing the Art of Other Cultures
Artistic Change, Culture Contact, and Global Trade
Part V: Using Anthropology
Chapter 25 Practicing and Applying Anthropology
Ethics of Applied Anthropology
Evaluating the Effects of Planned Change
Difficulties in Instituting Planned Change
Environmental Anthropology
Business and Organizational Anthropology
Cultural Resource Management
Museum Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
Chapter 26 Health and Illness
Cultural Understandings of Health and Illness
Treatment of Illness
Political and Economic Influences on Health
Health Conditions and Diseases
Chapter 27 Global Problems
Natural Events, Disasters, and Famine
Inadequate Housing and Homelessness
Family Violence and Abuse
Crime
War
Terrorism
Making the World Better
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