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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... social life ( Reite and Cains 1983 ) . 6. Complexity of social behavior A further consequence of not having large litters is that primate patterns of behavior are highly social . This arises from the prolonged mother - child ...
... social life ( Reite and Cains 1983 ) . 6. Complexity of social behavior A further consequence of not having large litters is that primate patterns of behavior are highly social . This arises from the prolonged mother - child ...
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... social and cultural that is also quite common . Some sociologists and anthropologists employ the term social to refer to the relationship between the groups within a society . In this book , social groups and the relation of one social ...
... social and cultural that is also quite common . Some sociologists and anthropologists employ the term social to refer to the relationship between the groups within a society . In this book , social groups and the relation of one social ...
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... Social anthropology , 2 , 122. See also Cultural anthropology Social behavior meat eating and , 71-73 primate , 29 , 31-32 , 43 , 68-69 , 138 Social class . See Class Social Darwinism , 587-588 Social heredity , 64 Social insects , 19 ...
... Social anthropology , 2 , 122. See also Cultural anthropology Social behavior meat eating and , 71-73 primate , 29 , 31-32 , 43 , 68-69 , 138 Social class . See Class Social Darwinism , 587-588 Social heredity , 64 Social insects , 19 ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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