Key Benefit:

Examine Culture and its Influence on Human Life

Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology seeks to teach readers the importance of culture and its influence on human life. By including examples of Western, North American cultures, the text makes cultural understanding and comparison more relatable to audiences. The inclusion of current information and articles allows readers to connect with major anthropological concepts through relevant events.

The Fifteenth Edition reflects the changing nature of the discipline of anthropology by shifting its focusing to the more concerning issues of today. Useful features like a glossary of key terms help readers understand basic concepts discussed in the readings. Articles throughout the text touch on all major subfields, including environmental, global, and medical topics, giving readers a comprehensive introduction to the field.  

Key Topics: Ethnography and Culture by James P. Spradley; Eating Christmas in the Kalahari by Richard Borshay Lee; Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS by Claire E. Sterk; Nice Girls Don’t Talk to Rastas by George Gmelch; Shakespeare in the Bush by Laura Bohannan; Manipulating Meaning: The Military Name Game by Sarah Boxer; Conversation Style: Talking on the Job by Deborah Tannen; The Hunters: Scarce Resources in the Kalahari by Richard Borshay Lee; Illegal Logging and Frontier Conservation by Nathan Williamson; We Are Going Underwater by Susan A. Crate; Forest Development the Indian Way by Richard K. Reed; Reciprocity and the Power of Giving by Lee Cronk; Poverty at Work: Office Employment and the Crack Alternative by Philippe Bourgois; Women in the mine by Jessica Smith Rolston; Malawi Versus the World Bank by Sonia Patten; Mother’s Love: Death Without Weeping by Nancy Scheper-Hughes; Family and Kinship in Village India by David W. McCurdy; Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife by Melvyn C. Goldstein; Marriage and Adulthood in West Africa by Susanna Fioratta; Negotiating Work and Family in America by Dianna Shandy and Karine Moe; Becoming Muslim in Europe by Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar; Mixed Blood by Jefferson M. Fish; Motorcycles, Membership, and Belonging by David W. McCurdy; Cross-Cultural Law: The Case of an American Gypsey by Anne Sutherland; Law and Order by James P. Spradley and David W. McCurdy; Navigating Nigerian Bureaucracies by Elizabeth A. Eames; Illegal Economics and the Untold Story of the Amputees by Carolyn Nordstrom; The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal by Rachel Mueller; Baseball Magic by George Gmelch; Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage by Jill Dubisch; Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner; How Sushi Went Global by Theodore C. Bestor; Village Walks: Tourism and Globalization Among the Tharu of Nepal by Arjun Guneratne and Kate Bjork; Nuer Refugees in America by Dianna Shandy; Global Women in the New Economy by Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild; Advice for Developers: Peace Corps Problems in Botswana by Hoyt S. Alverson; Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi by Sonia Patten; Public Interest in Ethnography: Women’s Prisons and Health Care in California by Rachael Stryker; Using Anthropology by David McCurdy

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This book is a useful resource for anyone studying anthropology.