Cultural Anthropology an Applied Perspective 9th Edition Chapter 2

November 25, 2021

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Anthropology, the science of "what makes us human" really is as fascinating as I expected. Partly I was curious because one of my nieces is majoring in anthropology and what she told me over the last few years has piqued my interest. But the other, larger, part of my "need to know" is because I wanted to find out more about the way scientists examine the way humans behave. I figured it might have an impact on my writing, as well as how I "design" alien societies when I write science fiction. I a Anthropology, the science of "what makes us human" really is as fascinating as I expected. Partly I was curious because one of my nieces is majoring in anthropology and what she told me over the last few years has piqued my interest. But the other, larger, part of my "need to know" is because I wanted to find out more about the way scientists examine the way humans behave. I figured it might have an impact on my writing, as well as how I "design" alien societies when I write science fiction. I am happy to report that I was right!

Divided into 14 chapters, this book gives an introduction into Cultural Anthropology, with some hints at the other three subfields (physical/biological anthropology, archeology or the cultures of the past, and linguistic anthropology). Of course I now want to take courses in those areas as well, so I'll be busy for a while. Also, we did not delve into all the chapters in the course, but I have now read the three chapters that were missing and they were just as fascinating.

As textbooks go, this one is very practice oriented, contains a host of case studies and examples, and is a great way to show how diverse we all are while being more interconnected than ever.

Great reading and definitely recommended - even if you're not taking a course but just want to find out more about the "human condition" and how we developed the many cultures present today.

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A great textbook that covers many topics and provides real world examples.

I think Anthropology in general and Cultural Anthropology in particular is having the potential to give you a mind or even life changing perspective about human beings overall. Combine these potentialities with beautifully illustrated book like that of Ferraro's, ultimate beauty. Enjoyed each and every page of it like taking a beautiful Sunday breakfast at a beautiful restaurant. I think Anthropology in general and Cultural Anthropology in particular is having the potential to give you a mind or even life changing perspective about human beings overall. Combine these potentialities with beautifully illustrated book like that of Ferraro's, ultimate beauty. Enjoyed each and every page of it like taking a beautiful Sunday breakfast at a beautiful restaurant. ...more

This book is really geared to teach students anthropology in its basic form. It says it has an applied perspective...ehhh. I am still using it for my class and adding other articles to suppliment the missing applied aspect.

Very interesting. My world view was renewed AND expanded. Of course, as an online student, I also got to view actual videos from various cultures and the book came to life.