Introducing Anthropology: What Makes Us Human?

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9978-3
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 259 mm, Gewicht: 821 g

Introducing Anthropology is the first book of its kind. It offers a serious but accessible introduction to anthropology and is the perfect starting point for anyone new to the subject. Across a series of fourteen chapters, it addresses the different fields and approaches within anthropology, covers an extensive range of themes, and emphasizes the role of anthropology in the world today.
Written by two authors with a passion for teaching and a commitment to communicating the excitement of anthropology, the book has been carefully designed to support and extend students' learning. Each chapter includes:

* clear explanations of classic and contemporary anthropological research
* help with connecting anthropological theories to real-life issues
* links to globalization
* interviews with key anthropologists about their work and the discipline as a whole
* a lively range of activities and discussion points
* ideas for personal investigations
* suggested ethnographic films and further reading
* a clear glossary
* a focus on developing examination and writing skills.
Introducing Anthropology aims to inspire and enthuse a new generation of anthropologists. It is suitable for a range of different readers, from students studying the subject at school-level to university students looking for a clear and engaging entry point into anthropology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pountney, Laura

Maric, Tomislav

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Theorie und Methoden der Ethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Book

Chapter 1: What Makes Us Human?
Chapter 2: The Body
Chapter 3: Ways of Thinking and Communicating
Chapter 4: Organizing Social Relations
Chapter 5: Engaging with Nature
Chapter 6: Personhood
Chapter 7: Identity
Chapter 8: Ritual
Chapter 9: Gender
Chapter 10: Boundaries
Chapter 11: Globalization
Chapter 12: The Role of Material Culture
Chapter 13: Research Methods
Chapter 14: Applied Anthropology

Glossary
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Pountney is an Anthropology Senior Examiner and teaches at Colchester Sixth Form College
Tomislav Maric teaches anthropology at Heston Community School