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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... enculturated into Chi- nese culture rather than into the culture of the United States . Enculturation is primarily based on the control that the older genera- tion exercises over the means of rewarding and punishing children . Each ...
... enculturated into Chi- nese culture rather than into the culture of the United States . Enculturation is primarily based on the control that the older genera- tion exercises over the means of rewarding and punishing children . Each ...
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... ENCULTURATION CONCEPT Under present world conditions no special wisdom is required to realize that encultura- tion ... enculturation cannot account for the generation gap and for other conse- quences of rapid cultural change such as the ...
... ENCULTURATION CONCEPT Under present world conditions no special wisdom is required to realize that encultura- tion ... enculturation cannot account for the generation gap and for other conse- quences of rapid cultural change such as the ...
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... enculturation . In studying cultural differences , it is important to guard against the habit of mind called eth- nocentrism , which arises from a failure to appreciate the far - reaching effects of enculturation on human life .
... enculturation . In studying cultural differences , it is important to guard against the habit of mind called eth- nocentrism , which arises from a failure to appreciate the far - reaching effects of enculturation on human life .
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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