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Classic Readings in Cultural Anthropology

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ISBN-10: 0495507369

ISBN-13: 9780495507369

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Gary P. Ferraro, Gary Ferraro

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Practical and insightful, CLASSIC READINGS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Second Edition is a concise and accessible reader that presents a core selection of historical and contemporary works. Carefully edited by established author Dr. Gary Ferraro, this edition includes five new classic readings from the disciplines of cultural anthropology and linguistics. Readings are organized around eight topics that closely mirror most introductory textbooks and are selected from scholarly works on the basis of their enduring themes and contributions to the discipline. These eminently relevant selections allow students to further explore anthropological perspectives on such key topics as culture; language…    
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Book details

List price: $66.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 4/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Gary Ferraro is an applied anthropologist who conducted research for extended periods of time in Kenya and Swaziland. He has served as a consultant/cross-cultural trainer for large organizations (USAID, the Peace Corps, the World Bank) and large international corporations such as IBM and G.E. Plastics. He currently works with businesses to help them cope with cultural differences at home and abroad.

Preface
Introduction
Perspectives On Culture
"Body Ritual Among the Nacirema"
"Queer Customs"
Language and Communication
"Rapport-talk and Report-talk"
"The Sounds of Silence"
Economics and Ecology
"Eating Christmas in the Kalahari"
"The Domestication of Wood in Haiti"
Marriage and Family
"Arranging a Marriage in India"
"Death Without Weeping"
Gender
"Society and Sex Roles"
"Women and Men in !Kung Society"
"The Kpelle Moot"
"Anthropology and Counterinsurgency"
Supernatural Beliefs
"Witchcraft Explains Unfortunate Events"
"Baseball Magic"
Culture Change
"Steel Axes for Stone Age Australians"
"Globalization and Tom Friedman"