21st century anthropology a reference handbook
- Publication/Creation:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2010
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- 21st century anthropology a reference handbook / edited by H. James Birx
- Series Titles:
- 21st century reference series
21st century reference series (Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif.)
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- Additional Author/Creators:
- Birx, H. James
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- Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Biological anthropology -- 1. Biological anthropology / H. James Birx -- 2. Hominid descriptions / Ignacio Arenilas and José Antonio Arz -- 3. Human brain / Cris Campbell -- 4. Human adaptations / Jill M. Church -- 5. Human growth and development / Britteny M. Howell -- 6. Human biocultural diversity / Britteny M. Howell, Andrew Shooner -- 7. Race and racism / Paul F. Brown -- 8. DNA and genetic engineering / John K. Grandy -- Part II. Archaeology -- 9. Archaeology / Robert Bollt -- 10. Excavation and preservation / Chang-Ho C. Ji and Robert D. Bates -- 11. Artifacts, burials, and ruins / Gregory D. Mumford -- 12. Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans / Frances F. Berdan -- 13. Technology / Andreas Spahn -- Part III. Sociocultural anthropology -- 14. Concept of culture / Les Beldo -- 15. Ethnography and ethnology / Isabelle M. Flemming -- 16. Marriage and family / Lisa M. Vaughn -- 17. Kinship systems / Richard R. Jones -- 18. Political organizations / Elain M. Reeves -- 19. Magic and science / Isabelle M. Flemming -- 20. Shamanism / Gwendolyn J. Reece -- 21. Witchcraft and sorcery / Jacky Vallée -- 22. Religions and beliefs / Hans Otto Seitschek -- 23. Cosmology and mythology / Anna Maria Destro -- 24. Peasant societies / Kathleen Nadeau -- 25. Food: plants and animals / Frances D. Burton -- Part IV. Linguistics -- 26. Linguistics / Patricia N. Chrosniak -- 27. Communication and symbolism / John Douglas Rhoades -- 28. Storytelling / Katie Elson Anderson -- 29. Mass media and anthropology / Sarasij Majumder -- Part V. Applied anthropology -- 30. Applied anthropology / Michael J. Simonton -- 31. Law and anthropology / Oliver W. Lembcke -- 32. Forensic anthropology / Sara Rofofsky Marcus -- 33. Paleopathology and anthropology / Christopher David Czaplicki -- 34. Medical anthropology / Arvilla Chapin Payne-Jackson -- 35. Infectious diseases and anthropology / Richard Albert Stein -- Part VI. Methodology -- 36. Dating techniques / Tori M. Saneda -- 37. Interpreting evidence / Donald R. Perry -- 38. Cross-cultural studies / Constance B. Williams -- 39. Twin studies / Greta G. Boers -- Part VII. Temporal frameworks -- 40. Geology and anthropology / Rhonda L. Quinn -- 41. Paleontology and anthropology / Kris "Fire" Kovarovic -- 42. Prehistoric cultures / Pamela Hayes-Bohanan -- 43. Ancient civilizations / Terry W. Eddinger -- 44. History and anthropology / Michael J. Francisconi -- Part VIII. Theories in anthropology -- 45. Theoretical anthropology / Michael J. Francisconi -- 46. Ideology and anthropology / Kathleen Nadeau -- 47. Enlightenment and secularism / James Pleger Bonanno -- 48. Marxist anthropology / Kathleen Nadeau -- 49. Agency and practice theory / Angela Kristin VandenBroek -- 50. Open and closed societies / Joachim Klose -- 51. Culture and personality / Gerald Sullivan -- 52. German anthropology / Dirk Solies -- 53. Values and anthropology / Richard R. Jones -- 54. Human excellence: past and present / Irina Jovan Deretic -- Part IX. Evolution -- 55. Fossil primates / Ignacio Arenillas and José Antonio Arz -- 56. Human evolution / Jeffrey H. Schwartz -- 57. Culture change / Robert Bates Graber -- 58. Social evolution / Robert Bates Graber -- 59. Evolution: science, anthropology, and philosophy / H. James Birx -- 60. Evolution/creation controversy / Laura M. Bolt -- Part X. Primate research -- 61. Primate taxonomy / John R. Grehan -- 62. Primate locomotion / David Alexander Lukaszek -- 63. Primate behavior studies / Ryan J. Trubits -- 64. Primate extinction and conservation / Andrea Patricia Birkby -- Part XI. Culture studies -- 65. Amazonia / Carlos Antonio Martin Soria -- 66. Australian Aborigines / Susanna Servello -- 67. Inuit / Pamela Rae Huteson -- 68. Iroquoian peoples / Neil Patrick O'Donnell -- Part XII. Culture areas -- 69. Africa: past and present / Belete K. Mebratu -- 70. Caribbean: past and present / Fernando Valerio-Holguín -- 71. Europe: past and present / Michael J. Simonton -- 72. India: past and present / Ramdas Lamb -- 73. Polynesia: past and present / Robert Bollt -- Part XIII. Social behavior -- 74. Social relationships / Britteny M. Howell, Melony L. Stambaugh -- 75. Rank, status, and role / Debra M. Lucas -- 76. Ceremonies / Debika Saha -- 77. Festivals and rituals / Cynthia J.W. Svoboda -- 78. Music and dance / Shayna Silverstein -- 79. Conflict and aggression / Cris Campbell -- 80. Social problems / Robert M. Worley -- 81. Gangs / Patricia E. Erickson -- 82. Deviant behavior / Robert M. Worley and Vidisha Barua Worley -- 83. Delinquency / Melissa A. Menasco -- 84. Violence and warfare / Vidisha Barua Worley -- Part XIV. Anthropology today -- 85. Folk concepts / Jay H. Bernstein -- 86. Migration and globalization / Marcia B. Dinneen -- 87. Globalization / Christopher Morris -- 88. Education and anthropology / Suzanne E. D'Amato -- 89. History and literature in anthropology / Frank A. Salamone -- 90. Women and anthropology / Anne Bennett -- 91. Visual anthropology / Lisa M. Vaughn -- 92. Computers and anthropology / Stefan Artmann -- 93. Health and illness / Stephen D. Glazier and Mary J. Hallin -- Part XV. Ongoing issues in anthropology -- 94. Sociobiology: nature and nurture / Christian Spahn -- 95. Psychology and anthropology / Jacob R. Hickman -- 96. IQ: viewpoints and controversies / Cynthia Crosser -- 97. Human longevity and world population / Sang-Hee Lee -- 98. Environmental issues / Erin E. Robinson -- 99. Human ecology / Lucas Bowman -- 100. Feminist anthropology / Christina Taylor Beard-Moose -- 101. Terrorism / James F. Miskel -- 102. Human rights and dignity / Stefan Lorenz Sorgner.
- Summary:
- 21st Century Anthropology highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of anthropology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st Century. The purpose is to provide undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source that will serve their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but not so much jargon, detail or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxv, 1099 pages)) : illustrations, map
- Local Note:
- Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.
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- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936870616202486
- ISBN:
- 9781412979283
1412979285
9781849727488
1849727481 - OCLC Number:
- 568736693
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