{"product_id":"through-the-lens-of-cultural-anthropology-paperback-softback-9781487594053","title":"Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487594053","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThrough the Lens of Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Tubelle de González (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487594053\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 63 colour illustrations\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing important and timely topics, including global climate change and the #MeToo movement, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Lens of Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and contemporary textbook designed to engage students in the world surrounding them. The book offers a sustained focus on language, food, and sustainability in an inclusive format that is sensitive to issues of gender, sexuality, and race. Integrating personal stories from her own fieldwork, the author brings her passion for transformative learning to students in a way that is both timely and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with over sixty full-color images, including comics and maps, the text brings concepts to life in a way sure to resonate with undergraduate readers. \u003ci\u003eThrough the Lens of Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is supplemented by a full suite of instructor and student supports that can be accessed at lensofculturalanthropology.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eList of Boxes \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eNote to Instructors\u003cbr\u003eNote to Students \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Lens of Cultural Anthropology?\u003cbr\u003eThe Culture Concept \u003cbr\u003eThe Field of Anthropology\u003cbr\u003eFrameworks \u003cbr\u003eA Brief History of Anthropological Thought\u003cbr\u003eAnthropology and Colonialism\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Cultural Anthropology Today \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Studying Contemporary Culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Studying Culture\u003cbr\u003eWhat Are the Parts of Culture? \u003cbr\u003eEthnocentrism and Cultural Relativism\u003cbr\u003eCultural Adaptation and Maladaptation\u003cbr\u003eThe Functions of Culture\u003cbr\u003eChild Rearing \u003cbr\u003eFieldwork Methods and Ethics\u003cbr\u003eApplied Anthropology \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Race and Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Is Race Real?\u003cbr\u003eHuman Race Is Not Biological \u003cbr\u003eBiocultural Connections: Prejudice and Health \u003cbr\u003eHistory of the Race Concept \u003cbr\u003eDefining Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003eThe Privilege of Fair Skin \u003cbr\u003eDiscrimination Based on Caste \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Language\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Language and Culture\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of Language \u003cbr\u003eLanguage Origins\u003cbr\u003eLanguage and Communication: Signs and Symbols \u003cbr\u003eWhat Does a Linguistic Anthropologist Do? \u003cbr\u003eCommunication beyond Words \u003cbr\u003eEthnolinguistics\u003cbr\u003eLanguage Use in the Digital Age\u003cbr\u003eLanguage Loss\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Food\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Food-Getting Practices\u003cbr\u003eAdaptive Strategies: Food Foragers and Food Producers\u003cbr\u003eFood Foragers\u003cbr\u003eFood Producers: Horticulturalists \u003cbr\u003eFood Producers: Pastoralists \u003cbr\u003eFood Producers: Industrialism \u003cbr\u003eGlobalization of Food  \u003cbr\u003eThe Human Diet\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Economic Resources\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Who Gets What and How?\u003cbr\u003eWhat Drives Economic Decisions? \u003cbr\u003eProduction: Making the Things People Need and Want \u003cbr\u003eDistribution: How People Get the Things They Need and Want \u003cbr\u003eConsumption: How People Use the Things They Need and Want \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Marriage and Family\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Marriage and Family\u003cbr\u003eDefining Marriage\u003cbr\u003eSpouses: How Many and Who Is Eligible?\u003cbr\u003eFamily Residence Patterns\u003cbr\u003eMarriage as Economic Exchange\u003cbr\u003eKinship \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Gender and Sexuality\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Social Roles Based on Sex and Gender \u003cbr\u003eDefining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality \u003cbr\u003eSexual Identity \u003cbr\u003eMasculine and Feminine \u003cbr\u003eGender Identity \u003cbr\u003eGendered Body Modifications \u003cbr\u003eGendered Speech \u003cbr\u003eGender Inequality\u003cbr\u003eGendered Occupations \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Politics and Power\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Politics and Power \u003cbr\u003ePower, Authority, and Prestige \u003cbr\u003eSocial Controls and Conflict Resolution\u003cbr\u003eTypes of Political Organization\u003cbr\u003eSocial Inequality\u003cbr\u003eViolence and War\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Supernaturalism\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Religion as a Symbolic System \u003cbr\u003eDefining Religion \u003cbr\u003eReasons for Supernatural Belief Systems \u003cbr\u003eSacred Roles\u003cbr\u003eReligious Practitioners\u003cbr\u003eReligious Resistance\u003cbr\u003eSupernatural Beliefs and Cultural Expression\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Illness and Healing\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Studying Concepts of Illness and Healing \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Illness \u003cbr\u003eCultural Concepts of Healing \u003cbr\u003eHealth Inequality \u003cbr\u003eDisability \u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Anthropology and Sustainability\u003cbr\u003eLearning Objectives\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Anthropology and Sustainability\u003cbr\u003eHistory of Human-Environment Issues\u003cbr\u003eDefining Sustainability\u003cbr\u003eAnthropological Approaches to Sustainability Studies\u003cbr\u003eIssues in Sustainability Studies\u003cbr\u003eHow Can Anthropologists Help?\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003eReview Questions\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653262799128,"sku":"9781487594053","price":38.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/through-the-lens-of-cultural-anthropology-paperback-softback-9781487594053","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}