Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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Page 51
... common ancestor of each clade . The approximate time of the last common ancestor is shown in millions of years ago . ( Sources : Cichon 1985 ; Pilbeam 1985 , 1986 ; Simons 1985. ) Propliopiths 20 myr LAETOLI Tanzanian site at which some ...
... common ancestor of each clade . The approximate time of the last common ancestor is shown in millions of years ago . ( Sources : Cichon 1985 ; Pilbeam 1985 , 1986 ; Simons 1985. ) Propliopiths 20 myr LAETOLI Tanzanian site at which some ...
Page 326
... common and emi- cally most feared and abhorred form of in- cest is that between mother and son . It fol- lows that father - daughter incest will be somewhat more common , since husbands enjoy double standards of sexual behavior more ...
... common and emi- cally most feared and abhorred form of in- cest is that between mother and son . It fol- lows that father - daughter incest will be somewhat more common , since husbands enjoy double standards of sexual behavior more ...
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... common ancestor through the application of ambilineal descent . COLLATERALS Persons who are CONSANGUIN- EAL kin , sharing a common ancestor , but in different lines of descent , such as cousins . COMMUNAL RITES Ceremonies , largely ...
... common ancestor through the application of ambilineal descent . COLLATERALS Persons who are CONSANGUIN- EAL kin , sharing a common ancestor , but in different lines of descent , such as cousins . COMMUNAL RITES Ceremonies , largely ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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