Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - Couverture souple

Nanda, Serena; Warms, Richard L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0495007870 ISBN 13 : 9780495007876

Editeur : Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Framed around the concept of culture, Nanda and Warms' brief book shows you how culture matters in driving and explaining human behavior, and that culture is a dynamic concept that interrelates various cultural systems in adaptive (or maladaptive) ways. The text focuses on how cultureua group of understandings, some explicit, some implicit, with recognizable norms and valuesuhelps direct and explain peoples' behavior, why this is important for understanding what is going on in the world today, and how we can solve problems and effect positive change. The authors will draw you into the book's concepts via engaging ethnographic storytelling and a conversational writing style that connects you to the topics. You'll focus on contemporary issues, issues of globalization, issues of gender, and issues of equalities and inequalitiesutopics that are important to both the study of anthropology and your understanding of the world around you.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Framed around the concept of culture, Nanda and Warms' brief book shows you how culture matters in driving and explaining human behavior, and that culture is a dynamic concept that interrelates various cultural systems in adaptive (or maladaptive) ways. The text focuses on how cultureaa group of understandings, some explicit, some implicit, with recognizable norms and valuesahelps direct and explain peoples' behavior, why this is important for understanding what is going on in the world today, and how we can solve problems and effect positive change. The authors will draw you into the book's concepts via engaging ethnographic storytelling and a conversational writing style that connects you to the topics. You'll focus on contemporary issues, issues of globalization, issues of gender, and issues of equalities and inequalitiesatopics that are important to both the study of anthropology and your understanding of the world around you.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0495007870
• ISBN 13: 9780495007876
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible