Human Societies

A Brief Introduction
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-91087-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 580 g

Human Societies: A Brief Introduction succinctly covers the basic concepts of cultural anthropology in a way that is relevant and engaging to the introductory student. Less time is spent on anthropological detail and more time on the relevance of anthropological understanding to the contemporary world.

The issues facing the contemporary Western world are also confronting the thousands of other societies. The book deals with topics such as the variety of sexualities, the thousands of religions, how people adapt to their environments, the ways people organize themselves, the multitude of foods and cuisines, adaptations to climate change, refugees and migrants, and the many different approaches to reproduction; all topics to which students should already be generally aware. Included are succinct chapters discussing personality; adaptation; social, political, and economic organization; food and diet; sex and gender; religion and ritual; and change and development. The book also includes short “Spotlight” boxes that enlighten the reader about specific topics of interest, as well as chapter summaries, exercises, key terms, and a comprehensive glossary.

Human Societies: A Brief Introduction is essential reading for undergraduate students taking their first steps into cultural and applied anthropology.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sutton, Mark Q.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Anthropology 2. A Short History of Cultural Anthropology 3. Doing Cultural Anthropology 4. Culture, Societies, Personality, and Worldview 5. Societies in Their Environments 6. Social Organization 7. Political Organization 8. Economic Organization 9: Food and Subsistence 10. Sex, Gender, and Identity 11. Religion and Ritual 12. Knowledge and Expressive Culture 13. Change and Development 14. Applying Anthropology

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Q. Sutton is Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, at California State University, Bakersfield. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Riverside, in 1987.