Part I Thinking Anthropologically:
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01 What is Anthropology?
Goals of the Discipline
What Makes Anthropology Unique
Historical Foundations
Becoming "Anthropology"
Four-Field Anthropology
A Brief Note Regarding Applied Anthropology
Bridging Anthropology's "Divides"
Understanding Globalization: Culturally Specific Forms of Trauma
Signature Perspectives in Anthropology
So, What Does it Mean to Think Like an Anthropologist?
A Question-Focused Approach
Case Study #1: Sacred Cows
Discussion Questions
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02 What is Culture?
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism
Cultural Universals
Society and Culture Are Not the Same
Learning Culture
Cultures in Context
Internalization of Norms
Understanding Globalization: Pet or Pot Licker
The Nature/Nurture Conundrum
Conclusion
Case Study #2: "He'll Have a Pink Lady"
Discussion Questions
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03 How Do We Know?
The Uniqueness of Anthropological Fieldwork
Research Questions and Locations
Participant Observation
Working with Cultural Consultants
Text Analysis
Additional Methods
Ethics of Doing Anthropological Research
Understanding Globalization: Continual Changes in Fieldwork
Ethics of Representation
Conclusion
Case Study #3: Anthropology is Out of This World
Discussion Questions
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Part I Synthesis
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Part II Cultural Transmission
04 Communicating with Others
Semiotics
Cultural Metaphors
Mechanics of Human Language
Language and Cognition
Language and Society
Language Change
Understanding Globalization
Non-Verbal Communication
Conclusion
Case Study #4: Small-Town Beauty Pageants
Discussion Questions
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05 Performing Culture and Cultural Performance
Defining Performance
Performing Culture
Social Life as Performance
Studying Cultural Performances
Training/Rehearsal
Performance Events
Understanding Globalization: Hawaiian Hula
Art and Power
Globalization of Performance
Conclusion
Case Study #5: Best to Never Hear It
Discussion Questions
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06 The Things we Believe to be True
Belief Systems
Sacred Stories
Ritual Behavior
Religion
Animatism
Animism
Ancestral Spirits
Belief in Personified Deities
Role Specialization
Magic and Manipulation of the Supernatural
Understanding Globalization: The Promise and Perils of Globalized Yoga
Globalization, Social Change, and Religion
Conclusion
Case Study #6: Where No Pilgrim Has Gone Before
Discussion Questions
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Part II Synthesis
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Part III Assigning Meaning to Difference
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07 Fictions and Realities of Race
Introduction
Identity
Race is Not a Scientifically Valid Concept
Ideologically Motivated Pseudo-Science
Race is a Social Construct
Human Zoos
Enduring Problems Related to Race
Understanding Globalization: Roots Tourism to Africa
Ethnic Identity
Conclusion
Case Study #7: Aboriginal Health Matters
Discussion Questions
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08 Gender Identities an Ideologies
Introduction
Gender/Sex
Gender Performativity
History of Anthropology's Treatment of Gender/Sex
Alternatives to Binary Systems
Gender/Sex Stratification
The Violence of Hegemonic Gender/Sex Ideologies
Understanding Globalization: Iranian Protests
Global Feminisms
Conclusion
Case Study #8: Gender-Inclusive Summer Camp
Discussion Questions
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09 Relationships and Belonging
Introduction
Kinship
Sexuality
Understanding Globalization: Human Rights Protests at the World Cup
Forming Families
Patterns of Descent
Implications of Marriage and Family Organization
Changes to Marriage
Opting Out of Marriage
Childrearing
Conclusion
Case Study #9: A Kidnapped Bride
Discussion Questions
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Part III Synthesis
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Part IV Social Mechanisms
10 Strategies for Thriving in Varied Environments
Introduction
Modes of Subsistence
Foraging
Food Production
Alternatives to the Predominant Modes of Subsistence
Craft Specialization
Consumption
Human Impacts on the Environment
Sustainability
Understanding Globalization: Eating Well on Vacation
Environmental Justice
Conclusion
Case Study #10: The Fate of the Commons
Discussion Questions
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11 Exchange
Introduction
Modes of Exchange
Understanding Globalization: The Double-Edged Sword of Tourism
Political Economy
World Systems Theory
Inequality
Labor Migration
Resistance to Exploitative World Systems
Conclusion
Case Study #11: Economic Ramifications of Border Control
Discussion Questions
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12 Systems of Governance
Introduction
Key Components of Social Groups
Classical Classification Systems: Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, and States
Dominance of States
Understanding Globalization: Antarctica
Sovereignty in the Shadow of Empire
Recourses of the Subaltern
Conclusion
Case Study #12: A Right to Bear Arms?
Discussion Questions
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Part IV Synthesis
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13 Anthropology Anywhere
Globalization
Cultural Myopia
The Future of Anthropology
Conclusion
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