The Essence of Anthropology
Fourth Edition
William A. Haviland / Harald E. L. Prins / Dana Walrath / Bunny McBride
© 2016
Contents
1. Thinking and Doing Anthropology
2. Biology, Genetics, and Evolution
3. Living Primates
4. Human Evolution
5. The Neolithic Revolution: The Domestication of Plants and Animals
6. The Emergence of Cities and States
7. Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism
8. The Characteristics of Culture
9. Language and Communication
10. Social Identity, Personality, and Gender
11. Subsistence and Exchange
12. Sex, Marriage, and Family
13. Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping
14. Politics, Power, and Violence
15. Spirituality and Religion
16. Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology
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