Nancy Bonvillain is a professor of anthropology and linguistics at Bard College at Simon's Rock.


 

1. What Is Anthropology?

2. The Nature of Culture

3. Studying Culture

4. Language and Culture

5. Learning One's Culture

6. Colonialism and Cultural Transformations

7. Making a Living

8. Economic Systems

9. Kinship and Descent

10. Marriage and the Family

11. Gender

12. Equality and Inequality

13. Political Systems

14. Conflict and Conflict Resolution

15. Religion

16. The Arts

17. Living in a Global World

In Their Own Voices boxes feature the words of indigenous peoples whose lives are discussed in the text.

Case Study features provide extended discussions that enable students to understand complex relationships among various practices.

Culture Change features present material focusing on the ways that culture is transformed. These sections stress the interconnections among material change, behavioral practices, and ideology, demonstrating the complex interactions that result from change.

Expanded for the Fourth Edition, Anthropology Applied boxes highlight the roles that anthropologists play in applying theory and knowledge to practical concerns.

Controversies boxes present differing opinions about key theoretical or research topics.