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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... result of the chance factors in the way genes and chromosomes are inherited . In extreme cases , involving very small popula- tions and low gene frequencies , alleles present in one generation may disappear entirely from the next ...
... result of the chance factors in the way genes and chromosomes are inherited . In extreme cases , involving very small popula- tions and low gene frequencies , alleles present in one generation may disappear entirely from the next ...
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... result of the differential reproductive success of such individuals , however , the resistant genotype soon becomes the most common genotype . As a result of natural selection , organisms may be said to become adapted to the needs and ...
... result of the differential reproductive success of such individuals , however , the resistant genotype soon becomes the most common genotype . As a result of natural selection , organisms may be said to become adapted to the needs and ...
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... result of the four major natural forces of evolution - drift , gene flow , mutation , and natural selection — and not as a result of di- vine intervention , as scientists believed be- fore Darwin's time . SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM The aim ...
... result of the four major natural forces of evolution - drift , gene flow , mutation , and natural selection — and not as a result of di- vine intervention , as scientists believed be- fore Darwin's time . SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM The aim ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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