Anthropology : what does it mean to be human? /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is anthropology?
- Why is evolution important to anthropologists?
- What can the study of primates tell us about human beings?
- What can the fossil record tell us about human origins?
- What can evolutionary theory tell us about human variation?
- How do we know about the human past?
- Why did humans settle down, build cities, and establish states?
- Why is the concept of culture important?
- Why is understanding human language important?
- How do we make meaning?
- Why do anthropologists study economic relations?
- How do anthropologists study political relations?
- What can anthropology teach us about sex, gender, and sexuality?
- Where do our relatives come from and why do they matter?
- What can anthropology tell us about social inequality?
- How is anthropology applied in the field of medicine?