This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in cultural anthropology. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading anthropologists and educators, reflect a variety of viewpoints, and have been selected for their liveliness and substance, their relevance to the topics included in college-level study of cultural anthropology, and because of their value in a debate framework.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Cultural Anthropology

Politics & Social Sciences

Endicott, Kirk M.

Welsch, Robert L.

Social Sciences

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

This debate style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in anthropology. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading anthropologists and researchers, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. This new title will be a beneficial tool to encourage critical thinking on important anthropological issues.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Anthropology

Business & Money

Endicott,Kirk

Welsch,Robert

Economics

Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, an Introduction, and an Exploring the Issue section featuring Critical Thinking and Reflection, Is There Common Ground?, and Additional Resources. Taking Sides readers also offer a Topic Guide and an annotated listing of Internet References for further consideration of the issues. An online Instructor’s Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also an excellent instructor resource. Visit www.mhhe.com/takingsides for more details.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Anthropology

Anthropology

McGraw=Hill

Anthropology: Asking Questions About Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture

This general anthropology text takes a holistic approach that emphasizes critical thinking, active learning, and applying anthropology to solve contemporary human problems. Building on the classical foundations of the discipline, Anthropology: Asking Questions About Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture, Second Edition, shows students how anthropology is connected to such current topics as food, health and medicine, and the environment. Full of relevant examples and current topics--with a focus on contemporary problems and questions--the book demonstrates the diversity and dynamism of anthropology today.

Vivanco, Luis A.

Fuentes, Agustín

Oxford University Press

What is cultural anthropology, and how can it explain or even help resolve contemporary human problems? Robert L. Welsch and Luis A. Vivanco's Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity, Second Edition, uses a questions based approach to teach students how to think anthropologically, helping them view cultural issues and everyday experiences as an anthropologist might. Inspired by the common observation that ninety nine percent of a good answer is a good question, Cultural Anthropology combines a question centered pedagogy with the topics typically covered in an introductory course. It emphasizes up front what the discipline of anthropology knows and which issues are in debate, and how a cultural perspective is relevant to understanding social, political, and economic dynamics in the contemporary world. Cultural Anthropology also represents an effort to close the gap between the realities of the discipline today and traditional views that are taught at the introductory level by bringing classic anthropological examples, cases, and analyses to bear on contemporary questions.

Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity

Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction

Unlike textbooks that emphasize the memorization of facts, Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction, Second 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.

What is cultural anthropology, and how can it explain--or even help resolve--contemporary human problems?Robert L. Welsch and Luis A. Vivanco's Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity, Third Edition, uses a questions-based approach to teach students how to think anthropologically, helping them view cultural issues and everyday experiences as an anthropologist might.Inspired by the common observation that ninety-nine percent of a good answer is a good question, Cultural Anthropology combines a question-centered pedagogy with the topics typically covered in an introductory course. It emphasizes up front what the discipline of anthropology knows and which issuesare in debate, and how a cultural perspective is relevant to understanding social, political, and economic dynamics in the contemporary world. Cultural Anthropology also represents an effort to close the gap between the realities of the discipline today and traditional views that are taught at theintroductory level by bringing classic anthropological examples, cases, and analyses to bear on contemporary questions.

Product Description 
What is cultural anthropology, and how can it explain--or even help resolve--contemporary human problems?\nRobert L. Welsch and Luis A. Vivanco's 
Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity, Third Edition, uses a questions-based approach to teach students how to think anthropologically, helping them view cultural issues and everyday experiences as an anthropologist might.\nInspired by the common observation that ninety-nine percent of a good answer is a good question, 
Cultural Anthropology combines a question-centered pedagogy with the topics typically covered in an introductory course. It emphasizes up front what the discipline of anthropology knows and which issues 
are in debate, and how a cultural perspective is relevant to understanding social, political, and economic dynamics in the contemporary world. 
 Cultural Anthropology also represents an effort to close the gap between the realities of the discipline today and traditional views that are taught at the 
introductory level by bringing classic anthropological examples, cases, and analyses to bear on contemporary questions.\nReview 
"The level of accessibility is astonishing, considering that the textbook is packed with information and helpful visuals that make teaching this course feel like a new experience each semester. What I love about this text is that it balances classic organization with overall topical coverage."--Max 
Jacob Stein, 
University of Alabama\n" 
Cultural Anthropology approaches the subject in much the same way that anthropologists approach the study of humans: with questions. It does an excellent job of not just presenting information, but also inviting the reader to discover the information for themselves in a manner that is very 
organic."--Paul Wegner, 
Naugatuck Valley Community College\n"The approach of 
Cultural Anthropology is to encourage multi-level thinking. Students are challenged in each chapter to think critically, think like an anthropologist, and come to know a particular anthropologist as problem solver. I cannot offer enough praise."--Pamela A. Maack, 
San Jacinto College\nAbout the Author \nRobert L. Welsch is Guest Curator at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College.\nLuis A. Vivanco is Professor of Anthropology at University of Vermont.

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Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Cultural Anthropology

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Anthropology

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Anthropology

Anthropology: Asking Questions About Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture

Anthropology: Asking Questions About Human Origins, Diversity, and Culture

Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity

Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction

Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction

Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity

Cultural Anthropology: Asking Questions About Humanity