Conformity and conflict readings in cultural anthropology 12th edition

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Hallmark features of Conformity and Conflict: Part introductions parallel the basic concepts taught in introductory courses. These outstanding introductions include key terms and explanations, which allow the book to be used alone as a reader or in conjunction with a main text. Review questions at the end of each article help students check their comprehension or spark discussion.

New to This Edition. New to this Edition: Focus on the current concerns in both anthropology and American society shapes the Thirteenth Edition, including globalization, the study of women's lives, race and ethnicity, and the practical applications of anthropology and the ways it leads to everyday careers.

A fresh and focused map program places the societies in a global context, and helps students locate the societies discussed. Ten new articles appear in this edition of Conformity and Conflict please see table of contents for full listing. Three articles have been updated for this edition.

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New to This Edition. Up-to-Date information relates the topic of cultural anthropology to modern events Seven articles have been added to the text, and five selections have been brought back from previous editions. Part 4: Economic Systems An article on technology and gender division of labor in U.

Part 7: Law and Politics An article by Carolyn Nordstrom discusses illegality and the informal economy, linking the local with larger in econo-political processes. Part 8: Religion, Magic, and Worldview Original feature by Rachel Mueller discusses the lover spirits in Senegal, describing the relationship between this belief system and Islam and argues for their existence well into the future.

Ethnography and Culture by James P. Spradley 2. Sterk 4. Shakespeare in the Bush by Laura Bohannan 6. Crate Reciprocity and the Power of Giving by Lee Cronk Women in the mine by Jessica Smith Rolston McCurdy Goldstein Mixed Blood by Jefferson M. Fish Motorcycles, Membership, and Belonging by David W. Law and Order by James P. Spradley and David W. Navigating Nigerian Bureaucracies by Elizabeth A. Eames Bestor Nuer Refugees in America by Dianna Shandy Alverson Using Anthropology by David McCurdy.

Share a link to All Resources. The newly revised table of contents reflects the suggestions of Conformity and Conflict users. Thirty percent of the readings are either revised or entirely new to this edition. Nine new articles appear in this edition of Conformity and Conflict Readings 7, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 33 , three of which were expressly commissioned for this edition 12, 29, Four articles 5, 28, 31 and 35 have been updated for this edition.

More attention is paid to cultural ecology, to the impact of the world market and world systems on human social life, and to human change in increasingly large and complex societies. An entirely NEW section on globalization includes three new articles that introduce readers to key concepts - how popular culture spreads to different societies, the processes by which cultural artifacts, social structures, and how ideas are adopted and changed as they reach new societies.

An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone reader, Conformity and Conflict continues to offer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events.

The articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The tenth edition retains the accessibility of the previous editions: a combination of professionalism and readability in selections; the view that anthropology provides perspective on experience; and a carefully integrated organization.

Presents balanced coverage of non-Western and Western cultures including American so readers can make their own cultural comparisons and see the relevance of anthropology to their lives.

Contains articles that reflect interesting topics while illustrating key concepts and theories. Organizes selections based on traditional topics such as Language and Communication, Economic Systems, Kinship and Family, and Religion. Includes key terms and discussion of many basic anthropological definitions in the part introductions.