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 308
... sexual intercourse among band and village peoples more often takes place in the bush or forest than in the house ... sexual needs and diminishes the disruptive force of sexual competition . 2. The nuclear family guarantees the protection ...
... sexual intercourse among band and village peoples more often takes place in the bush or forest than in the house ... sexual needs and diminishes the disruptive force of sexual competition . 2. The nuclear family guarantees the protection ...
Page 425
... sexual strivings and jealousies within the nuclear family . Freud held that the early sexual feel- ings of a young boy are directed first toward his mother . But the boy soon discovers that mother is the sexual object of his father and ...
... sexual strivings and jealousies within the nuclear family . Freud held that the early sexual feel- ings of a young boy are directed first toward his mother . But the boy soon discovers that mother is the sexual object of his father and ...
Page 438
... sexuality that is gained from the study of people living in one culture can never be taken as representative of human sexual behavior in general ( Gregersen 1982 ; Frayser 1985 ) . All aspects of sexual relation- ships , from infantile ...
... sexuality that is gained from the study of people living in one culture can never be taken as representative of human sexual behavior in general ( Gregersen 1982 ; Frayser 1985 ) . All aspects of sexual relation- ships , from infantile ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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