Nanda S., Worms R. Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing, 2012. — 432 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-111-30153-8; ISBN10: 1-111-30153-0.Framed around the concept of culture, "Culture counts" shows you how culture matters in driving and explaining human behavior, how culture is dynamic, and how it interrelates various cultural systems in adaptive (or maladaptive) ways. The book emphasizes why understanding culture is important for understanding the world today, and how humans can solve problems and effect positive change. The authors 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 inequalities topics that are important to both the study of anthropology and your understanding of the world around you.What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care?
Culture Counts.
Doing Cultural Anthropology.
Communication.
Making a Living.
Economics.
Marriage, Family, and Kinship.
Sex and Gender.
Political Organization.
StratIfication: class, Race, Ethnicity, and caste.
Religion.
Power, Conquest, and a World System.
Globalization and Change.
Anthropology makes a difference.Photo Credits.