Doing Cultural Anthropology

Author : Michael V. Angrosino
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478607748

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Doing Cultural Anthropology by Michael V. Angrosino Pdf

As a practical bridge between the classroom and the field, this down-to-earth, hands-on collection offers an impressive range of insightful, focused vignettes about cultural research that will jumpstart students thinking about the practice of anthropology. Reflecting the contributions of nearly two dozen practicing social scientists, each clearly written chapter of Doing Cultural Anthropology covers the fundamentals of a different data-collection technique. Following an overview of a particular ethnographic method, each author describes his or her own research project and shows how that technique is utilized. Learning-by-doing remains the thrust of the latest edition, which includes two new chapters plus significant revisions to five of the original contributions. Each chapter ends with suggestions for student projects that promote hands-on exposure to what ethnographers actually do. Readers are given just enough information to appreciate the technique and to practice it for themselves.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1132047598

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Doing Cultural Anthropology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nina Brown,Laura Tubelle de González
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 1641760443

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Perspectives by Nina Brown,Laura Tubelle de González Pdf

A collection of chapters on the essential topics in cultural anthropology. Different from other introductory textbooks, this book is an edited volume with each chapter written by a different author. Each author has written from their experiences working as an anthropologist and that personal touch makes for an accessible introduction to cultural anthropology.

Author : Laura Tubelle de González
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487552107

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Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology by Laura Tubelle de González Pdf

Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology presents an introduction to cultural anthropology designed to engage students who are learning about the anthropological perspective for the first time. The book offers a sustained focus on language, food, and sustainability in an inclusive format that is sensitive to issues of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. Integrating personal stories from her own fieldwork, Laura Tubelle de González brings her passion for transformative learning to students in a way that is both timely and thought-provoking. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect recent developments in the field. It includes further discussion of globalization, an expanded focus on Indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada, revised discussion of sexuality and gender identities across the globe, a brief introduction to the anthropology of science, and updated box features and additional discussion questions that focus on applying concepts. Beautifully illustrated with over sixty full-color images, including comics and maps, Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology brings concepts to life in a way that resonates with student readers. The second edition is supplemented by a full suite of updated instructor and student resources. For more information, go to lensofculturalanthropology.com.

Author : Paul Kutsche
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:49015002634971

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Field Ethnography by Paul Kutsche Pdf

For undergraduate-level courses in Ethnographic Field Methods and Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Unlike other ethnographic field manuals which are either written for the graduate or professional levels or are narrowly restrictive in their methodological approach this manual focuses specifically on the needs of introductory-level students. It takes them by the hand and leads them step-by-step through the entire process through tasks that range from simple to complex and that invite students to use their own lives as tools to understand various categories of culture. This task-oriented and reflective approach makes this the first field manual to emphasize the investigative instrument (the ethnographer) as well as the cultural situations, informants, and techniques of analysis.

Author : Brian M. Howell,Jenell Paris
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781493418060

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Introducing Cultural Anthropology by Brian M. Howell,Jenell Paris Pdf

What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition of a successful textbook covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to cultural relativism, evolution, and missions. It also includes a new chapter on medical anthropology. Plentiful figures, photos, and sidebars are sprinkled throughout the text, and updated ancillary support materials and teaching aids are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Author : Prof. George Gmelch,Prof. Sharon Bohn Gmelch
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520964211

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In the Field by Prof. George Gmelch,Prof. Sharon Bohn Gmelch Pdf

This book offers an invaluable look at what cultural anthropologists do when they are in the field. Through fascinating and often entertaining accounts of their lives and work in varied cultural settings, the authors describe the many forms fieldwork can take, the kinds of questions anthropologists ask, and the common problems they encounter. From these accounts and the experiences of the student field workers the authors have mentored over the years, In the Field makes a powerful case for the value of the anthropological approach to knowledge.

Author : Serena Nanda,Richard L. Warms
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544336251

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Culture Counts by Serena Nanda,Richard L. Warms Pdf

Now with SAGE Publishing! Culture Counts is a concise introduction to anthropology that illustrates why culture matters in our understanding of humanity and the world around us. Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms draw students in with engaging ethnographic stories and a conversational writing style that encourages them to interact cross-culturally, solve problems, and effect positive change. The brief format gives majors and non-majors the essentials they need and frees up the instructor to teach the course the way they want to teach it. The Fifth Edition includes new examples and vignettes that are important to the study of cultural anthropology. Issues of gender, identity, globalization, intersectionality, inequality, and public health have been incorporated throughout the book, as well as a new chapter on race and ethnicity that brings the book in step with recent conversations about power, race, and history. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Author : George E. Marcus
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822312972

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Rereading Cultural Anthropology by George E. Marcus Pdf

During its first six years (1986-1991), the journal Cultural Anthropology provided a unique forum for registering the lively traffic between anthropology and the emergent arena of cultural studies. The nineteen essays collected in Rereading Cultural Anthropology, all of which originally appeared in the journal, capture the range of approaches, internal critiques, and new questions that have characterized the study of anthropology in the 1980s, and which set the agenda for the present. Drawing together work by both younger and well-established scholars, this volume reveals various influences in the remaking of traditions of ethnographic work in anthropology; feminist studies, poststructuralism, cultural critiques, and disciplinary challenges to established boundaries between the social sciences and humanities. Moving from critiques of anthropological representation and practices to modes of political awareness and experiments in writing, this collection offers systematic access to what is now understood to be a fundamental shift (still ongoing) in anthropology toward engagement with the broader interdisciplinary stream of cultural studies. Contributors. Arjun Appadurai, Keith H. Basso, David B. Coplan, Vincent Crapanzano, Faye Ginsburg, George E. Marcus, Enrique Mayer, Fred Meyers, Alcida R. Ramos, John Russell, Orin Starn, Kathleen Stewart, Melford E. Spiro, Ted Swedenburg, Michael Taussig, Julie Taylor, Robert Thornton, Stephen A. Tyler, Geoffrey M. White

Author : Jack David Eller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317550730

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Cultural Anthropology: 101 by Jack David Eller Pdf

This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach. The book develops readers’ understanding and engagement by addressing key issues such as: What it means to be human The key characteristics of culture as a concept Relocation and dislocation of peoples The conflict between political, social and ethnic boundaries The concept of economic anthropology Cultural Anthropology: 101 includes case studies from both classic and contemporary ethnography, as well as a comprehensive bibliography and index. It is an essential guide for students approaching this fascinating field for the first time.

Author : Patricia L Sunderland,Rita M Denny
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315430164

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Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research by Patricia L Sunderland,Rita M Denny Pdf

Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research is the essential guide to the theory and practice of conducting ethnographic research in consumer environments. Patricia Sunderland and Rita Denny argue that, while the recent explosion in the use of “ethnography” in the corporate world has provided unprecedented opportunities for anthropologists and other qualitative researchers, this popularization too often results in shallow understandings of culture, divorcing ethnography it from its foundations. In response, they reframe the field by re-attaching ethnography to theoretically robust and methodologically rigorous cultural analysis. The engrossing text draws on decades of the authors’ own eclectic research—from coffee in Bangkok and boredom in New Zealand to computing in the United States—using methodologies from focus groups and rapid appraisal to semiotics and visual ethnography. Five provocative forewords by leaders in consumer research further push the boundaries of the field and challenge the boundaries of academic and applied work. In addition to reorienting the field for academics and practitioners, this book is an ideal text for students, who are increasingly likely to both study and work in corporate environments.

Author : H. Russell Bernard,Clarence C. Gravlee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759120723

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Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology by H. Russell Bernard,Clarence C. Gravlee Pdf

The Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, now in its second edition, maintains a strong benchmark for understanding the scope of contemporary anthropological field methods. Avoiding divisive debates over science and humanism, the contributors draw upon both traditions to explore fieldwork in practice. The second edition also reflects major developments of the past decade, including: the rising prominence of mixed methods, the emergence of new technologies, and evolving views on ethnographic writing. Spanning the chain of research, from designing a project through methods of data collection and interpretive analysis, the Handbook features new chapters on ethnography of online communities, social survey research, and network and geospatial analysis. Considered discussion of ethics, epistemology, and the presentation of research results to diverse audiences round out the volume. The result is an essential guide for all scholars, professionals, and advanced students who employ fieldwork.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1091202995

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Field Ethnography a Manual for Doing Cultural Anthropology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth J Guest
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393265002

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Cultural Anthropology A Toolkit for a Global Age by Kenneth J Guest Pdf

The Second Edition of Ken Guest's Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age covers the concepts that drive cultural anthropology by showing that now, more than ever, global forces affect local culture and the tools of cultural anthropology are relevant to living in a globalizing world.

Author : Jay H. Bernstein
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1555876927

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Spirits Captured in Stone by Jay H. Bernstein Pdf

"This fascinating case study focuses on shamanism and the healing practices of the Taman, a formerly tribal society indigenous to the interior of Borneo. The Taman typically associate illness with an encounter with spirits that both seduce and torment a person in dreams or waking life. Rather than use medicines to counter the effect of these discomforting visitors, the shamans - called baliens - use stones that are said to contain the convergence of wild spirits that have come into being during the initiation ceremony".--P. 209.