Web Ed (Cultural Anthropology) - Softcover

Miller, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205299466 ISBN 13: 9780205299461

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1998

Synopsis

Successfully integrating attention to globalization, gender, class, race and ethnicity throughout, Miller’s up-to-date text engages students with compelling ethnographic examples and by demonstrating the relevance of anthropology to their lives. Faculty and students praise the book’s proven ability to generate class discussion, increase faculty-student engagement, and enhance student learning.

 

Through clear writing, a balanced theoretical approach, and engaging examples, Miller stresses the importance of social inequality, cultural change, and applied aspects of anthropology throughout the book. Rich examples of gender, ethnicity, race, class, and age thread through the topical coverage of economic systems, the life-cycle, health, kinship, social organization, politics, language, religion, and expressive culture.

 

Each chapter highlights an example of applied anthropology and connects with students by providing practical tips about how they can use anthropology in their everyday lives and careers. The last two chapters address how migration is changing world cultures and the importance of local cultural values and needs in shaping international development policies and programs.

About this title

Review:

"The writing style is easy, accessible, not pedantic. Where possible, the author has been careful to use everyday terms rather than anthropolgical jargon. I think all but the least prepared college freshmen would not have trouble with the text...  The structure and layout are extremely appealing, as are the boxed features... The addition of the chapter on primate and human evolution and the growth of complexity in human societies is a strong feature. I would use the Miller text comfortably." -- Joyce Bishop, California State University

 

"Miller is strong in depth of coverage…The writing style is engaging. It is a balance between formal and informal." -- Jeanne Humble, Bluegrass Community & Technical College

 

"Miller includes a wide range of topics as examples in the chapters. I like that a few groups are developed in more depth and referred to throughout the text - this integrates the concepts nicely.  ...The boxes and special features are very interesting and engaging for students; more so than those of other texts." -- Margaret Weinberger, Bowling Green State University

 

"I loved the Culturama boxes." -- Roberta Martine, Fort Hays State University

 

"Everyday Anthropology---the name alone helps students to feel more comfortable with the material. Instead of "running away" from the boxes---the "Everyday Anthropology" draws them into the material. For instance, I have lost count of how many students voluntarily bring up the "Latina Power in the Kitchen" example. They love it--they understand it from a "cultural" perspective." -- Ronald Bolender, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

From the Back Cover:

----STUDENT EDITION----

The first mainstream book to truly integrate coverage of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and age continues to win high praise. One user writes, “Miller's text offers clarity and an attention to diversity and inequality in human experience that the students really appreciate.”

Emphasizing social inequality, this contemporary introductory textbook explains how inequalities affect economy, kinship, politics, religion, and language while still covering the core concepts of cultural anthropology.

Special Features:

• Integrates coverage of contemporary issues suCh. as health systems, migration, and development throughout the text to highlight the practical applications and relevance of cultural anthropological studies.
• More focus on theory in cultural anthropology with a new section on the history of theory (Ch. 1) and more explicit links to theory in the Critical Thinking boxes in every chapter.
• Development Anthropology includes new discussions and the latest researCh. on the relationship between development on indigenous peoples, social inequality, and new examples of human resistance in the face of large-scale exogenous development (Ch. 16).
• Back by popular demand, Miller's migration chapter, “People on the Move”―unique in this market―returns as Chapter 15.
• New layout, larger pages, and attractive design combine to make this Third Edition even more accessible to students!
• Boxed Features show the interconnection of Anthropology to other disciplines and to career opportunities:
  • Lessons Applied illustrates how anthropological knowledge impacts the “real world” through vital contributions to social projects and policy.
  • Unity and Diversity boxed features present cultural examples from the perspectives of both difference and similarity. While most writings of cultural anthropologists document variation and diversity, it is important to remember that humans everywhere share certain features of life in common.
  • Critical Thinking boxes present a topic, often from two different angles, and then ask questions that provide critical thinking reviews and possible assignments for students.

----EXAM COPY EDITION----

The first mainstream book to truly integrate coverage of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and age continues to win high praise. One user writes, “Miller's text offers clarity and an attention to diversity and inequality in human experience that the students really appreciate.”

Emphasizing social inequality, this contemporary introductory textbook explains how inequalities affect economy, kinship, politics, religion, and language while still covering the core concepts of cultural anthropology.

Special Features:

• Integrates coverage of contemporary issues suCh. as health systems, migration, and development throughout the text to highlight the practical applications and relevance of cultural anthropological studies.
• More focus on theory in cultural anthropology with a new section on the history of theory (Ch. 1) and more explicit links to theory in the Critical Thinking boxes in every chapter.
• Development Anthropology includes new discussions and the latest researCh. on the relationship between development on indigenous peoples, social inequality, and new examples of human resistance in the face of large-scale exogenous development (Ch. 16).
• Back by popular demand, Miller's migration chapter, “People on the Move”―unique in this market―returns as Chapter 15.
• New layout, larger pages, and attractive design combine to make this Third Edition even more accessible to students!
• Boxed Features show the interconnection of Anthropology to other disciplines and to career opportunities:
  • Lessons Applied illustrates how anthropological knowledge impacts the “real world” through vital contributions to social projects and policy.
  • Unity and Diversity boxed features present cultural examples from the perspectives of both difference and similarity. While most writings of cultural anthropologists document variation and diversity, it is important to remember that humans everywhere share certain features of life in common.
  • Critical Thinking boxes present a topic, often from two different angles, and then ask questions that provide critical thinking reviews and possible assignments for students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0205299466
• ISBN 13: 9780205299461
• Binding: Paperback