Anthropology:A Global PerspectiveDescription |
Societal Organization and Globalization in Anthropology Anthropology introduces students to the four fields of anthropology. It integrates historical, biological, archaeological, and global approaches with ethnographic data available from around the world. Additionally, information is drawn from both classic and recent research in the field and reflects the current state-of-the-art understanding of social and cultural changes. Using an applied perspective, Anthropology demonstrates how anthropologists use research techniques and methods to help solve practical problems, thus showing students how anthropology is relevant to improving human societies. Teaching and Learning Experience Personalize Learning - MyAnthroLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Critical Perspective boxes ask students to step into an anthropologists shoes and use their own reasoning and judgment to approach and analyze problems that often arise in research situations. Engage Students - Applying Anthropology boxes show students that anthropological research helps solve problems that are currently faced by today's societies. Anthropologists at Work boxes profile prominent anthropologists, providing real life examples of many issues covered in the chapters. Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier! You can Create a Customized Text or use our Instructor's Manual, Electronic “MyTest” Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. NEW! Pearson's Reading Hour Program for Instructors Interested in reviewing new and updated texts in Anthropology? Click on the below link to choose an electronic chapter to preview… Settle back, read, and receive a Penguin paperback for your time! http://www.pearsonhighered.com/readinghour/anthro |
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SOCIETAL ORGANIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION IN ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology's: - Thematic emphasis on both the sciences and humanities demonstrates how both scientific and humanistic approaches are used in anthropology and how the two complement one another.
- Global approach, and coverage of culture change, is covered in five chapters (PART III, page 140). No other anthropology book on the market offers as much coverage.
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IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING - Critical Perspectiveboxes ask students to step into an anthropologists shoes and use their own reasoning and judgment to approach and analyze problems that often arise in research situations (ex. p. 186).
ENGAGE STUDENTS - Applying Anthropology boxes show students that anthropological research helps solve problems faced by modern society (ex. p. 30).
- Anthropologists at Workboxes profile prominent anthropologists, providing real life examples of many issues covered in the chapters. They demonstrate the personal and professional development of some of today's leading anthropologists (ex. p. 426).
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Found in this section:
1. Overview of Changes
2. Chapter-by-Chapter Changes 1. Overview of changes SOCIETAL ORGANIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION IN ANTHROPOLOGY - New!Updated materials regarding new archaeological evidence such as the finds regarding early tool use (Oldowan) from Dikiaka, Ethiopia and the fossil discoveries such as Ardipithecus and other finds (ex. p. 108).
- New! Revised and expanded discussion of the genetic evidence and evolutionary models for the emergence of Homo sapiens with new illustrations (p. 113).
- New! Completely revised and updated discussions of early hominid behavior, especially with respect to primate models. (p. 96)
PERSONALIZE LEARNING - New! MyAnthroLab is an online resource that contains book-specific practice tests, chapter summaries, learning objectives, flashcards, weblinks, MySearchLab, a complete E-book and media-rich activities that enhance topics covered in Anthropology: A Global Perspective.
- The Pearson eText lets students access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want-including listening online or downloading to iPad.
- A personalized study plan for each student promotes better critical-thinking skills, and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.
- Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early-and find the best resources with which to help students.
- New! Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.
IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING - New! Critical Perspectives box in the chapter on Primates called “What's in a name? Primate Classification and Taxonomy” discusses the debates regarding hominid/hominim classification (p. 73).
- New! Critical Perspectives box called "Could Early Hominids Speak? The Evolution of Language” illustrates new research on the FOX2P gene and other related findings in this area (p. 146).
ENGAGE STUDENTS - New! Anthropologist at Work box called “Google Earth and Armchair Archaeology” introduces students to state-of-the-art research by Scott Madry who uses the Internet in archaeology (p. 33).
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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I: Basic Concepts in Anthropology Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology Chapter 2: The Record of the Past Chapter 3: Evolution Part II: Physical Anthropology Chapter 4: The Primates Chapter 5: Hominid Evolution Chapter 6: Human Variation Part III: Archaeology Chapter 7: Paleolithic Cultures Chapter 8: The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life Chapter 9: The Rise of the State and Complex Society Part IV: Basic Concepts of Culture and Society Chapter 10: Culture Chapter 11: The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology Chapter 12: Language Chapter 13: Anthropological Explanations Chapter 14: Analyzing Sociocultural Systems Part V: Studying DIfferent Societies Chapter 15: Band Societies Chapter 16: Tribes Chapter 17: Chiefdoms Chapter 18: Agricultural States Chapter 19: Industrial States Part VI: Consequences of Globalization Chapter 20: Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies Chapter 21: Globalization in Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean Chapter 22: Globalization in the Middle East and Asia PART VII: Anthropology and the Global Future Chapter 23: Race and Ethnicity Chapter 24: Contemporary Global Trends Chapter 25: Applied Anthropology |
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In This Section: I. Author Bio II. Author Letter I. Author Bio Raymond Scupin is Professor of Anthropology and International Studies in Lindenwood University. He received his B.A. degree in history and Asian studies, with a minor in anthropology, from the University of California- Angeles. He completed his M.A. and Ph. D degrees in anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Dr.Scupin is truly a four-field anthropologist. During graduate school, Dr. Scupin did archaeological and ethnohistorical research on Native Americans in the Santa Barbara region. He did extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Thailand with a focus on understanding the ethnic and religious movements among the Muslin minority. In addition, he taught linguistics and conducted linguistic research while based at a Thai University. Dr.Scupin has been teaching undergraduate courses in anthropology for more than 30 years at a variety of academic institutions, including community colleges, research universities, and a four-year liberal arts university. Thus, he has taught a very broad spectrum of undergraduate students. Through his teaching experience, Dr.Scupin was prompted to write this textbook, which would allow a wide range of undergraduate students to understand the holistic and global perspectives of the four-field approach in anthropology. In 1999, Dr.Scupin received the Missouri Governor's Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr.Scupin has published many studies on his ethnographic research in Thailand. He recently returned to Thailand and other countries of Southeast Asia to update his ethnographic data on Islamic trends in that area, an increasingly important topic in the post 9/11 world. He is a member of many professional associations, including the American Anthropological Association, the Asian Studies Association, and the Council of Thai Studies. Dr, Scupin has recently authored Religion and culture: An Anthropological Focus and Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the U.S. and the World, and Peoples and Cultures of Asia, all published by Prentice Hall Press. Christopher DeCorse is Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He recieved a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989. Dr. DeCorse is an archaeologist with research interests in culture contact and change, material culture studies, and general anthropology. His primary area of research has been in the archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnography of sub-Saharan Africa. His field experience includes sites in the Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Togo. His most recent archaeological research has focused on the African settlement at Elmina, Ghana, the site of the first and largest European trade post established in sub-Saharan Africa. His other principal publications include the Record of the Past: An introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology (Prentice Hall 2000), West Africa during the Atlantic Slave Trade: Archaeological Perspectives, edited (Leicester University Press 2001), and An Archaeology of Elmina: Africans and Europeans on the Gold Coast (Smithsonian Institution Press 2001). II. Author Letter Dear Colleague We would like to introduce you to some of the new features in the seventh edition of Anthropology: A Global Perspective. This textbook was inspired by one of the first anthropology textbooks published by Pearson Education authored by the late Eric Wolf who emphasized that anthropology has always been scientific and humanistic. Wolf said that "anthropology is both the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences." (1964:88). We think that this perspective is as relevant today as ever before. Eric was kind enough to offer suggestions in developing the first edition of this textbook and we have continued to emphasize his holistic and global focus. We emphasize what we call the "synthetic-complementary approach" that views the scientific method and the methods within the humanities as complementary and suggest that both perspectives are needed to understand human behavior and cultures. To achieve our holistic and global focus with coverage of both the classic and the most current research in anthropology, we have had the assistance of many anthropologists who have used and reviewed our textbook for this seventh edition. We have updated and refined all of our chapters, drawing on the most current research. We invite you to consider this new edition of Anthropology: A Global Perspective to introduce your students to the most current, interesting, and exciting research in our field. You will be able to demonstrate how important anthropological research is to understanding the human condition in the past and the present. Sincerely Yours, Raymond Scupin Lindenwood University rscupin@lindenwood.edu Christopher DeCorse Syracuse University crdecors@maxwell.syr.edu |
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