Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition

By Emily A. Schultz and Robert H. Lavenda

Book Overview

Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition is an introductory cultural anthropology text that encourages students to think critically about culture and to view the world in new ways. The authors incorporate cutting-edge theory into solid coverage of traditional topics and pay special attention to issues of power and inequality in the contemporary world, including gender inequalities, racism, ethnic discrimination, nationalism, caste, and class.

Covering the material in fourteen chapters, Cultural Anthropology fits well into a semester-long introductory course structure. "In Their Own Words" commentaries expose students to alternative perspectives from non-anthropologists and indigenous peoples, and "EthnoProfile" boxes provide maps and ethnographic summaries of each society discussed at length in the text. The book also features many pedagogical aids, including a glossary; chapter summaries, review questions, and key terms at chapter ends; and annotated suggestions for further reading. An Instructor's Manual and Computerized Test Bank and a Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/schultz provide additional helpful resources, including a student guide with extensive study skill tips and chapter review tests.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199350841
• ISBN13: 9780199350841
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 8.8" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

ASB102 TEXT MR. McCAIG-PHOENIX COLLEGE

I started reading the text in preparation for Spring Semester '10 and it seems very interesting. My instructor chose this book as opposed to another text that another instructor chose for her class. I like the ETHNO PROFILES--and the book is well- written, I believe. and well-illustrated. I won't know for sure about this product until I get into it starting January 19, 2010

just as good as a used book from school, but cheaper

I am taking Anthro 201 and really only use the book for vocab. the one nice thing is that the book places definitions of each highlighted term at the bottom of the page for easy viewing