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Cultural Anthropology An Applied Perspective

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ISBN-10: 0495804096

ISBN-13: 9780495804093

Edition: 7th 2008

Authors: Gary Ferraro

List price: $174.95
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Explore cultural anthropology in an applied and fascinating way with Gary Ferraro's CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE. This contemporary and student-relevant text gives you all the key material you need for your introductory course, plus it will show you that anthropology is for you! With real world applications of the principles and practices of anthropology, this book will help you learn to appreciate other cultures as well as your own. Apply what you learn in this course to those situations that you are likely to encounter in your personal and professional life. What can you do with anthropology today? Check out the real-life examples of cross-cultural misunderstandings and…    
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Book details

List price: $174.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.046
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.

What is Anthropology?
The Concept of Culture
Applied Anthropology
The Growth of Anthropological Theory
Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Language and Communication
Getting Food
Economics
Marriage and the Family
Kinship and Descent
Sex and Gender
Social Stratification
Political Organization and Social Control
Supernatural Beliefs
Art
Culture Change and Globalization
Glossary
References