21st Century Anthropology: A Reference HandbookH. James Birx 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of anthropology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. This two-volume set provides undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source that serves their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but in a clear, accessible style, devoid of jargon, unnecessary detail or density. Key Features- Emphasizes key curricular topics, making it useful for students researching for term papers, preparing for GREs, or considering topics for a senior thesis, graduate degree, or career.- Comprehensive, providing full coverage of key subthemes and subfields within the discipline, such as applied anthropology, archaeology and paleontology, sociocultural anthropology, evolution, linguistics, physical and biological anthropology, primate studies, and more.- Offers uniform chapter structure so students can easily locate key information, within these sections: Introduction, Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparison, Future Directions, Summary, Bibliography & Suggestions for Further Reading, and Cross References.- Available in print or electronically at SAGE Reference Online, providing students with convenient, easy access to its contents. |
Contents
52 GERMAN ANTHROPOLOGY | |
53 VALUES AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
54 HUMAN EXCELLENCE | |
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EVOLUTION | |
55 FOSSIL PRIMATES | |
56 HUMAN EVOLUTION | |
5 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | |
6 HUMAN BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY | |
7 RACE AND RACISM | |
8 DNA AND GENETIC ENGINEERING | |
ARCHAEOLOGY | |
9 ARCHAEOLOGY | |
10 EXCAVATION AND PRESERVATION | |
11 ARTIFACTS BURIALS AND RUINS | |
12 AZTECS INCAS AND MAYANS | |
13 TECHNOLOGY | |
SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
14 CONCEPT OF CULTURE | |
15 ETHNOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY | |
16 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY | |
17 KINSHIP SYSTEMS | |
18 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS | |
19 MAGIC AND SCIENCE | |
20 SHAMANISM | |
21 WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY | |
22 RELIGIONS AND BELIEFS | |
23 COSMOLOGY AND MYTHOLOGY | |
24 PEASANT SOCIETIES | |
25 FOOD | |
LINGUISTICS | |
26 LINGUISTICS | |
27 COMMUNICATION AND SYMBOLISM | |
28 STORYTELLING | |
29 MASS MEDIA AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY | |
30 APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY | |
31 LAW AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
32 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY | |
33 PALEOPATHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
34 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
35 INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
METHODOLOGY | |
36 DATING TECHNIQUES | |
37 INTERPRETING EVIDENCE | |
38 CROSSCULTURAL STUDIES | |
39 TWIN STUDIES | |
TEMPORAL FRAMEWORKS | |
40 GEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
41 PALEONTOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
42 PREHISTORIC CULTURES | |
43 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS | |
44 HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
THEORIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY | |
45 THEORETICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
46 IDEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
47 ENLIGHTENMENT AND SECULARISM | |
48 MARXIST ANTHROPOLOGY | |
49 AGENCY AND PRACTICE THEORY | |
50 OPEN AND CLOSED SOCIETIES | |
51 CULTURE AND PERSONALITY | |
57 CULTURE CHANGE | |
58 SOCIAL EVOLUTION | |
59 EVOLUTION | |
60 EVOLUTION CREATION CONTROVERSY | |
PRIMATE RESEARCH | |
61 PRIMATE TAXONOMY | |
62 PRIMATE LOCOMOTION | |
63 PRIMATE BEHAVIOR STUDIES | |
64 PRIMATE EXTINCTION AND CONSERVATION | |
CULTURE STUDIES | |
65 AMAZONIA | |
66 AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES | |
67 INUIT | |
68 IROQUOIAN PEOPLES | |
CULTURE AREAS | |
69 AFRICA | |
70 CARIBBEAN | |
71 EUROPE | |
72 INDIA | |
73 POLYNESIA | |
74 SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS | |
75 RANK STATUS AND ROLE | |
76 CEREMONIES | |
77 FESTIVALS AND RITUALS | |
78 MUSIC AND DANCE | |
79 CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION | |
80 SOCIAL PROBLEMS | |
81 GANGS | |
82 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR | |
83 DELINQUENCY | |
84 VIOLENCE AND WARFARE | |
ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY | |
85 FOLK CONCEPTS | |
86 MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION | |
87 GLOBALIZATION | |
88 EDUCATION AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
89 HISTORY AND LITERATURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY | |
90 WOMEN AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
91 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
92 COMPUTERS AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
93 HEALTH AND ILLNESS | |
ONGOING ISSUES IN ANTHROPOLOGY | |
94 SOCIOBIOLOGY | |
95 PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY | |
96 IQ | |
97 HUMAN LONGEVITY AND WORLD POPULATION | |
98 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | |
99 HUMAN ECOLOGY | |
100 FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY | |
101 TERRORISM | |
102 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY | |
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