Cultural Anthropology Appreciating Cultural Diversity

Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches.

• Culture Sketches: Case Studies in Anthropology
• Classical Sociological Theory
• The Broken Covenant: American Civil Religion in Time of Trial
• The Good Society
• Working Mothers and the Welfare State: Religion and the Politics of Work-Family Policies in Western Europe and the United States
• Faith, Politics, and Power: The Politics of Faith-Based Initiatives
• The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal