Description
Unlike textbooks that emphasize the memorization of facts, Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction, Third Edition, teaches students how to think anthropologically, helping them view cultural issues as an anthropologist might. This approach demonstrates how anthropological thinking can be used as a tool for deciphering everyday experiences. The book covers the essential concepts, terms, and history of cultural anthropology, introducing students to the widely accepted fundamentals and providing a foundation that can be enriched by the use of ethnographies, a reader, articles, lectures, field-based activities, and other kinds of supplements. It balances concise coverage of essential content with a commitment to an active, learner-centered pedagogy.
About the Author
Robert L. Welsch is Guest Curator at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Luis A. Vivanco is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont.
Reviews
The authors do a very fine job of folding in current research in a concise yet engaging way. Students are guided with core questions and engaging case studies, but are not told what to think * so they learn to think critically. The authors also do an incredible job of fusing sociocultural and biocultural perspectives throughout. This is the best text on the market.Keri Brondo, ^lUniversity of Memphis *
I chose this book because it takes a comprehensive approach to covering many topics in a concise manner. This is the perfect text for my students in terms of readability, content, and presentation. * Robert M. Clark, ^lPennsylvania Highlands Community College *
The text aligns nicely with my course discussion that anthropology is a science, just different from the definitions and modes of practice that most students are familiar with. The chapter on globalization is very well done. I like and enjoy teaching from this text more than others I have used, and students respond positively to it. * Brett Hoffman, ^lUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197618875
Author Robert L. Welsch
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 236mm * 20mm
About the Author
Robert L. Welsch is Guest Curator at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Luis A. Vivanco is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont.
Reviews
The authors do a very fine job of folding in current research in a concise yet engaging way. Students are guided with core questions and engaging case studies, but are not told what to think * so they learn to think critically. The authors also do an incredible job of fusing sociocultural and biocultural perspectives throughout. This is the best text on the market.Keri Brondo, ^lUniversity of Memphis *
I chose this book because it takes a comprehensive approach to covering many topics in a concise manner. This is the perfect text for my students in terms of readability, content, and presentation. * Robert M. Clark, ^lPennsylvania Highlands Community College *
The text aligns nicely with my course discussion that anthropology is a science, just different from the definitions and modes of practice that most students are familiar with. The chapter on globalization is very well done. I like and enjoy teaching from this text more than others I have used, and students respond positively to it. * Brett Hoffman, ^lUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197618875
Author Robert L. Welsch
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 236mm * 20mm
