Cultural Anthropology- Vantage Learning Platform

A Global Perspective

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KEY FEATURES OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, TENTH EDITION

• A fourth core theme of psychological essentialism, the flawed beliefs that members of certain categories or classifications share an underlying invisible essence, is introduced.
• A new chapter on gender and sexuality explores the complexities of topics such as transgender and LGBTQ issues in various societies throughout the world.
• A new condensed chapter on Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism provides classical and contemporary research on how people in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have adapted to global processes initiated by colonialism.
• An organization around four unifying themes structure the material presented in this textbook, helping students grasp the complex field of cultural anthropology:
  
  • diversity of human societies
  • similarities that make all humans fundamentally alike
  • synthetic-complementary approach
  • psychological essentialism
• Critical Perspectives boxes are designed to stimulate independent reasoning and judgment by prompting students to take on the role of anthropologists and engage in the critical analysis of specific problems that arise in anthropological research.
• Chapter Outlines at the beginning of each chapter provide students with a comprehensive view of the content ahead.