CONTENTS
1 Cover
5 Preface Who is This Book For? What Makes Us Human? Culture: Universality and Diversity Ethnographic Research How to Use This Book
7 1 What Makes Us Human? Key issues and debates How Did Humans Evolve? Cultural Evolution How Do Humans Vary? The Concept of Race and a Critique of the Concept Conclusion
8 2 Research Methods Key issues and debates Ethnography Digital Anthropology Conclusion
9 3 The Body Key issues and debates Body Modifications and Decorations Body Types Anthropological Theories of the Body Symbolic Classification and the Body: The Body and Society Conclusion
10 4 Ways of Thinking and Communicating Key issues and debates Classification Explaining Events Language Nonverbal Communication Human Communication before Writing: Oral Traditions How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Communication? Conclusion
11 5 Social Relations Key issues and debates Social Class, Caste, Gender, Age Kinship Marriage Patterns Kinship Relationships with Nonhuman Species and Objects The Effect of Technological Advances on Definitions of Kinship Using Objects to Express Social Relations. The Spread of Capitalism Conclusion
12 6 Engaging with Nature Key issues and debates Cultural Practices in Relation to the Environment The Nature versus Culture Debate The Relationship between Humans and Animals Anthropology and Climate Crisis Conclusion
13 7 Personhood Key issues and debates Development of the Western Philosophical Concept of Personhood Examples of Concepts of Personhood How is Personhood Expressed and Understood by Anthropologists? Personhood and Boundaries. Conclusion
14 8 Identity Key issues and debates How Do Anthropologists Understand Identification? Social Memory: ‘Folk’ Memory-Making Language Music Shaping Group Identities Conclusion
15 9 Ritual Key issues and debates