{"product_id":"the-tapestry-of-culture-an-introduction-to-cultural-anthropology-9781538163801","title":"The Tapestry of Culture: An Introduction to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tapestry of Culture provides the student with the basic concepts necessary to understand these different cultures while showing that cultural variations occur within certain limits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors \u003cbr\u003e1 Anthropological Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying Culture: Assumptions and Debates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman Evolution and Culture: The Emergence of Anatomically Modern Humans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpright Walking and Bipedalism: Cultural Implications of Evolutionary Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeat Eating: Raw and Cooked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Universals: What characteristics do all humans share? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Rules and Norms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing and Writing about Culture: A Brief History of Anthropological Approaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Evolutionary Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz Boas and Cultural Relativism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunctionalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructuralism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbolic Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on History in Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeminist Anthropology: “Male” and “Female” in Theory and Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostmodernism in Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFieldwork and Ethnography in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobalization as an Anthropological Issue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anthropocene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Material World and Culture: Environmental Anthropologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Ecology: Ecosystems and Inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fieldwork journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e2 Anthropological Methods \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFieldwork\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthropology Moves to the Study of Complex Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying Rituals Across Time and Space: The Comparative Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican White Wedding Gowns and Rituals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Wedding Gowns and Rituals: A Brief History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWedding Ritual Variation: Marriage Equality and an American Wedding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Comparative Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3Language and Culture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of Spoken Language Capacity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Structure of Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhoemic Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorphemic Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyntax and Grammar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinguistic Relativity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinguistic Universals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage, Cognition, and Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnosemantics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociolinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender and Speech\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican-American Vernacular English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage Change and Historical Linguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage Imperialism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage Loss and Revitalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage, Power, and Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld Englishes and the Spread of English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Learning Who We Are: Culture and The Individual \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParenting and Alloparenting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFathers as Caregivers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigrating Parents and Global Labor Markets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Human Nature? Nature, Nurture and Beyond the Dichotomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Children Learn to Communicate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Cultural Norms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNonverbal Communications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Gender Roles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture and Personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Status and Personality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebels and Innovators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional Expression and Cultural Norms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture and Mental Illness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross-Cultural Study of Mental Illness and Wellness: 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Symbols and Their Meanings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories of Symbols\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Symbolism of Food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Groups, Social Categories, and Their Symbols\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbolic Meanings of Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBody Symbolism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbolism of Body Decoration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Symbolism of Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversal Symbols\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbols, Politics, and Authority\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic Memorials and Monuments: Creating and Contesting Symbols of History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Ties That Connect: Marriage, Family, and Kinship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage Prohibitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExogamy and Endogamy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSister Exchanges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage Payments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBride Service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumber of Spouses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevirate and Sororate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDissolution of Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostmarital Residence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescent Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrilineal Descent and Matrilineal Descent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnilineal Descent Groups: Their Structures and Function\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLineages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoieties\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKindreds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelations Between Groups through Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinship Terminology Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFictive Kinship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinship in the Contemporary World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Transnational Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinship in America Today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarieties of American Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKinship, Class, and Ethnicity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage, Migration, and State Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e7 Gender, Sexualities, and Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheorizing Gender and Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexuality and Identities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentities and Political Participation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReproduction and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork and Gender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender and the Care Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender and Industrialization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories Based on Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge Grades and Age Sets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAging, Retirement, and Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e8 Economic Organization: Production, Distribution, and Consumption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunting and Gathering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary Hunters and Gatherers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Introduction of Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorticulture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrain Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgriculture in Today’s World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnimal Domestication and Pastoralism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNomadic Pastoralism in Today’s World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Organization of Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Organization of Work in Contemporary Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistribution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistribution in Egalitarian Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSystems of Exchange in Societies with Flexible Rank\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSystems of Exchange with Fixed Rank\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaste in India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Market System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Market Economy and Globalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsumption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Changing Nature of Consumption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e9 Power, Politics, and Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcepts in Political Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForms of Political Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformal Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBand Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig Man Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChieftainship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anthropology of Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaw and Social Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaw in Postcolonial States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNation Building in Postcolonial States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpowerment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitics in Contemporary States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFactionalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarlords\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatron-Client Relationship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Resistance and Globalization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e10 Belief Systems, Rituals, and the Spirit World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion Studied\/ Religion Defined?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRitual: Approaching the Supernatural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRites of Passage in American Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRites of Intensification: Practice and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories about the Supernatural World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Myths: Historical and Contemporary Views\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican Myths, Legends, and Folktales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion, History, and Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceptualizing the Supernatural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligious Specialists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligious Syncretism: Religions and Their Adaptations to Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyberspace and Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitics, Religion, and States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Religion? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e11Places and Spaces of Creative Expression \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt as Communication, Experience, and Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt and Artists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformance and Creativity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban Legend: Stories on the Internet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinema and Global Flows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica Films, American Myths, and Legends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollection and Displays: Conflicts and Reconciliation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Art World Today: Creating Value and Cost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Internet and Social Media: Anthropological Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e12Global Health and Wellness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOVID-19, Public Health Policy, and Inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisease and Health \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Study Global Theories of Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase Study: Guinea Worm Eradication in Rajasthan, India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrast and Dispute Over Streategy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealth and Human Capital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfronting Inequality: UN Sustainable Development Goals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealth and Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealth Inequalities and Disparities Within Countries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood Security and Nutrition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on Women’s Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChild Mortality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase Study: South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValuing Toilets: Sanitation\/Gender\/Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate Change and Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychological and Mental Well Being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunity Health Worker Intervention Initiatives and Program Evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase study: Thinking Healthy Program in Pakistan--Mobilizing Volunteer Peers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflict Zones\/Migration\/Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e13Living\/Working in the Globalized World: Colonialism, Globalization, and Development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonialism, Globalization, and Anthropology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobalization, Production, and Consumption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Historic Background to Globalization: Many Faces of Colonial Rule\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Ireland: A History of Increasing Incorporation into the Global System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopment History and Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthropology and Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnography and Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople on the Move \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternal Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiasporas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigration and Transnationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransnational Families: Marriage, Partner, and Family Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeminization of Migration: Globalized Care and Service Economies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Movers” and “Non-Movers”: Ethnography Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested Websites\u003cbr\u003e14States and Identities: Ethnicity, Race, and Nationalism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacism and Critical Race Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNation Building\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Identity: Reasserted and Transformed in Modern States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevitalization Movements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCargo Cults\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebuilding Cultural Identities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnogenesis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnonationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnic Differences, Ethnic Violence, and the New Nation of Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean Immigration and Multiculturalism in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture Unassimilated, Reiterated, and Renewed in America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican-Americans and African Heritage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiversity in America: Challenges and Debates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggested 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