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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... theory , not fact . " Since evolutionism is merely a " theory , " why should not other theories be taught alongside it ? This is partly valid . All scientific " facts , " " theories , " and " laws " are held provisionally and are ...
... theory , not fact . " Since evolutionism is merely a " theory , " why should not other theories be taught alongside it ? This is partly valid . All scientific " facts , " " theories , " and " laws " are held provisionally and are ...
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... theory that has ever been pro- posed and discredited . ( There are still people who believe that the earth is flat . Should their views be given equal time in an astron- omy class ? ) What kinds of theories do the creation- ists want to ...
... theory that has ever been pro- posed and discredited . ( There are still people who believe that the earth is flat . Should their views be given equal time in an astron- omy class ? ) What kinds of theories do the creation- ists want to ...
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... THEORY Despite their low level of food production , hunters and gatherers do not eat every edible species in their habitat . They pass up many edible plants and animals even when they encounter them while ... Theory Optimal Foraging Theory.
... THEORY Despite their low level of food production , hunters and gatherers do not eat every edible species in their habitat . They pass up many edible plants and animals even when they encounter them while ... Theory Optimal Foraging Theory.
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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