Anthropological perspectives -- The anthropological method -- Language and culture -- Learning language and learning culture : culture and the individual -- Symbolic meanings -- Ties that connect : marriage, family, and kinship -- Gender, sexuality, and age -- The economic organization of societies : production, distribution, and consumption -- Power, politics, and conflict -- Religion and the supernatural -- Myths, legends, and folktales : past, present, and future -- The artistic dimension -- Living/working in the globalized world : colonialism, globalization, and development -- States and identities : ethnicity, race, and nationalism.
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The most exciting thing about anthropology is that is enables the student to become acquainted with people of different cultures. The Tapestry of culture provides the student with the basic concepts necessary to understand these different cultures while showing that cultural variations occur within certain limits. Though the forces of globalization have caused cultures of the world around us to become increasingly similar, the book shows that people nevertheless cling to ethnic identities and their cultural distinctiveness.
The tenth edition incorporates new material throughout, such as ethnographic examples in every chapter; strengthened discussions of gender, transnationalism, and globalization; and more.