Peoples and Cultures of the World (The Great Courses)

Course Lecture Titles 1. The Study of Humanity 2. The Four Fields of Anthropology 3. Culture and Relativity 4. Fieldwork and the Anthropological Method 5. Nature, Nurture, and Human Behavior 6. Languages, Dialects, and Social Categories 7. Language and Thought 8. Constructing Emotions and Identities 9. Magic, Religion, and Codes of Conduct 10. Rites of Passage 11. Family, Marriage, and Incest 12. Multiple Spouses and Matrilineality 13. Gatherers and Hunters 14. Headmen and Horticulturists 15. Cannibalism and Violence 16. The Role of Reciprocity 17. Chiefdoms and Redistribution 18. Cultural Contact and Colonialism 19. Cultures of Capitalism 20. Is Economics Rational? 21. Late Capitalism-From Ford to Disney 22. The Maya, Ancient and Modern 23. Maya Resurgence in Guatemala and Mexico 24. The Janus Face of Globalization