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"Cultural Anthropology integrates critical thinking, explores rich ethnographies, and prompts students to think creatively about today's culture and society. Authors Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms show how historical studies and anthropological techniques can help readers reflect on the nature, structure, and meaning of human societies. Updates to the Thirteenth Edition include a new chapter on race and ethnicity; emphasis on areas such as inequality, power, gender, race, and history; discussions of issues around medical care and public health; and new features that reflect changes in world culture." --

"Ethnographic fieldwork is one of the most fundamental tools for anthropological study. The step-by-step exercises in Ken Guest's Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork Journal encourage students to apply the concepts they are learning in class and observe, question, and generate their own data about the places, relationships, and networks that they take for granted in everyday life: from friendships, family dynamics, and consumption habits to classrooms, places of worship, TV screens, and their own homes"--

Anthropology -- Culture -- Meaning-making and language -- Worldview and religion -- The dimensions of social organization -- Sex, gender, and sexuality -- Relatedness : kinship, marriage, family, and friendship -- Political anthropology -- Economic anthropology -- Globalization -- The anthropology of science, technology, and medicine -- Theory in cultural anthropology.

The study of humanity -- Culture -- Culture and language -- Culture and globalization -- Studying cultures -- Environments and cultures -- Exchange and economic systems -- Marriage, family, and kinship -- Gender -- Ethnicity and social inequality -- Politics and law -- Religion and world view -- Globalization and indigenous peoples

The ninth edition of Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader is a collection of articles that provide compelling examples of applied research in cultural anthropology. In this age of globalization and increased cultural intolerance, the basic messages of public anthropology are more important than ever. This new edition offers ten new readings that refer to contemporary social issues such as religious belief, work and family, social class, food production, relationships, consumerism, the effects of climate change on culture, and globalization"--

"Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective addresses the need for a holistic approach to the study of human cultures with attention to the four fields of anthropology. The Tenth Edition is organized around four themes: the diversity of human societies, the similarities that tie all humans together, the interconnections between the sciences and humanities, and the importance of reducing essentialist beliefs about different cultures and ethnic groups. With a balanced approach of both optimistic and pessimistic views on globalization, author Raymond Scupin uses both classical and contemporary research to bring students closer to theories, data, and critical thinking skills"--