Anthropology : appreciating human diversity / Conrad Phillip Kottak

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Author -- Preface -- Walkthrough -- What Is Anthropology? -- Applying Anthropology -- Ethics and Methods in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology -- Evolution and Genetics -- Human Variation and Adaptation -- The Primates -- Primate Evolution -- Early Hominins -- The Genus Homo -- The First Farmers -- The First Cities and States -- Methods in Cultural Anthropology -- Culture -- Ethnicity and Race -- Language and Communication -- Making a Living -- Political Systems -- Families, Kinship, and Descent -- Marriage -- Gender -- Religion -- The Arts -- The Modern World System -- Colonialism and Development -- Cultural Exchange and Survival -- Appendix 1: A History of Theories in Anthropology -- Appendix 2: Ethics and Anthropology -- Appendix 3: American Popular Culture -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Credits -- Name Index -- Subject Index

"Kottak's best selling text continues to offer a holistic introduction to anthropology that approaches the course from a four-field perspective. To emphasize anthropology's integrated and comparative nature, "Bringing It All Together" essays show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives."