eHRAF Workbook: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (legacy version)

Introduction

Concept of Culture

Understanding Culture
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Communication and Language

Language & Identity
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Methods

Ethnographic Fieldwork
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Subsistence and Food

Hunter-Gatherer Societies
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Agrarian Societies
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Economics

Social Stratification

Egalitarian vs. Rank Societies
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Sex and Gender

Division of Labor by Gender
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Sexuality: Premarital Sex
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Marriage and Family

Kinship

Residence, Descent & Status
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Kinship & Descent
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Politics

Religion and Beliefs Systems

Religion: The Afterlife
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Altered States of Consciousness
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Ritual

Rites of Passage
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Art

Health and Medicine

Medical Anthropology & Ethnomedicine
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Ethnobotany: Medicinal Plants
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Causes of Disease*
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Psychological Anthropology

Children's Work & Play
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Globalization and Cultural Change

Globalization & Change
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