Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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Page 57
... behavior ( see p . 54 ) . The aus- tralopithecines need not have been " smarter " than the average chimpanzee in order to make more reg- ular use of clubs and projectiles to repel predators , stones to smash bones and cut hides , and ...
... behavior ( see p . 54 ) . The aus- tralopithecines need not have been " smarter " than the average chimpanzee in order to make more reg- ular use of clubs and projectiles to repel predators , stones to smash bones and cut hides , and ...
Page 104
... behavior are both similar and different around the world . We embark on the difficult but necessary task of deciding what are the principal parts of the system of behaviors and thoughts that constitute the realm of human social life ...
... behavior are both similar and different around the world . We embark on the difficult but necessary task of deciding what are the principal parts of the system of behaviors and thoughts that constitute the realm of human social life ...
Page 106
... behavior of the previous generation but also to re- ward behavior that conforms to the patterns of its own enculturation experience and to punish , or at least not to reward , behavior that does not so conform ( Fig . 7.2 ) . The ...
... behavior of the previous generation but also to re- ward behavior that conforms to the patterns of its own enculturation experience and to punish , or at least not to reward , behavior that does not so conform ( Fig . 7.2 ) . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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