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Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology https://www.mheducation.com/cover-images/Jpeg_400-high/1260729206.jpeg 13 2023 9781260729207 Mirror for Humanity is a brief introduction to sociocultural anthropology, also covering linguistic and applied anthropology. Its shorter length increases the instructor’s options for assigning additional reading—case studies, readers, and other supplements—within a one semester course. Mirror For Humanity can also work well in a quarter system, for which traditional texts may be too long. While presenting cultural anthropology’s core concepts and topics, Mirror also aims to demonstrate anthropology’s relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. The text aims to instill an appreciation of cultural diversity, of cultural anthropology as a field, and of how an anthropological approach can build on, and help make sense of, the experience that students bring to the classroom.
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Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 13th Edition

ISBN10: 1260729206 | ISBN13: 9781260729207
By Conrad Kottak
© 2023

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Mirror for Humanity is a brief introduction to sociocultural anthropology, also covering linguistic and applied anthropology. Its shorter length increases the instructor’s options for assigning additional reading—case studies, readers, and other supplements—within a one semester course. Mirror For Humanity can also work well in a quarter system, for which traditional texts may be too long. While presenting cultural anthropology’s core concepts and topics, Mirror also aims to demonstrate anthropology’s relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. The text aims to instill an appreciation of cultural diversity, of cultural anthropology as a field, and of how an anthropological approach can build on, and help make sense of, the experience that students bring to the classroom.

Chapter 1 - What Is Anthropology?   
Chapter 2 - Culture   
Chapter 3 - Doing Anthropology   
Chapter 4 - Language and Communication   
Chapter 5 - Making a Living   
Chapter 6 - Political Systems   
Chapter 7 - Families, Kinship, and Marriage   
Chapter 8 - Gender   
Chapter 9 - Religion   
Chapter 10 - Ethnicity and Race   
Chapter 11 - Applying Anthropology   
Chapter 12 - The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality   
Chapter 13 - Anthropology’s Role in a Globalizing World   


Glossary    
Bibliography    
Index    
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About the Author

Conrad Kottak

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

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