Free Downloads Cengage Advantage Books: Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach
Learn anthropology within a strong active learning environment when you open Robbins' unique sixth edition. In a first of-of-its-kind problem-based format, this brief, cost-effective text presents a variety of questions focused on the most important issues anthropologists study. You'll find yourself thinking critically about today's world as you read engaging Chapter Openers, complete integrated exercises, and review unique Case Studies in Doing Anthropology at the end of each chapter, now with new locator maps for your convenience. In a unique problem-based format, Robbins' text presents a variety of questions focused on the most important issues anthropologists study. Within the book's engaging narrative, you'll learn how to analyze your own culture as a basis for understanding the cultures of others. Presentations are organized around problems rather than topics, creating a natural discussion of traditional concerns such as kinship, caste, gender roles, and religion. Meaningful questions integrated throughout further guide you in exploring these subjects.
Series: Cengage Advantage Books
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 6 edition (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 111183394X
ISBN-13: 978-1111833947
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #20,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #34 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Anthropology #46 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Anthropology > General #77 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural
A well-organized introduction to Anthropology that is easily understood. Issues are presented in the form of questions which helped me to understand and related the issues to myself and my place in the world. It is too bad that these studies could not become part of the basic curriculum of every secondary school in the world. If so, we might be living in a very different and better place.
This is the main text we use in our Varieties of Human Experiences Anthropology class at the University of Kansas. I think it reads very well in the first few chapters, but it gets pretty dull as it goes on, but I think that is mostly my bias because I am not very interested in a lot of the cultures that this book talks about. Nevertheless, it is a pretty good textbook.
As a teacher, I was happy to assign this book. After all, I loved Robbins' Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (4th Edition) (a fabulous book), and I needed a basic anthro text to provide basics. And, indeed, many basic anthropological themes are offered. However, the organization and style of presentation are terribly awkward. The book is more or less ruined by a question and answer format. The text is boring to read, and difficult to work with. I found it very difficult to integrate into my course. Say, for example, I wanted to work with kinship... the book's strange splicing of the subject, teamed with its fumbled questions, left me flummoxed. I will continue to look for Robbins work, but I will never assign this book again.
As a prof, I was happy to assign this book. After all, I loved Robbins' Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (4th Edition) (a fabulous book), and I needed a basic anthro text to provide basics. And, indeed, many basic anthropological themes are offered. However, the organization and style of presentation are terribly awkward. The book is more or less ruined by a question and answer format. The text is boring to read, and difficult to work with. I found it very difficult to integrate into my course. Say, for example, I wanted to work with kinship... the book's strange splicing of the subject, teamed with its fumbled questions, left me flummoxed. I will continue to look for Robbins work, but I will never assign this book again.
i got it for my anthropoloy class but it is actually really intersting. It ask some really deep questions. I even read it when i was done with the class.
I bought this book because of my Anthropology class and I loved it!It has lots of stories from various culture.
Amazing book that puts things into perspective. Hard to read as there is technical language, but it is a great book. I am a Communication major so take that as you will.
i love anthropology and this is a informative book, I loved learning about the different cultures and how they evolve into new cultures.
Cengage Advantage Books: Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach Cengage Advantage Books: Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Humans: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology How to Take Advantage of the People Who Are Trying to Take Advantage of You: 50 Ways to Capitalize on the System (Take the Advantage Book 1) Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments, Concise Edition Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials Cengage Advantage Books: Introduction to Business Law Cengage Advantage Books: Looking Out, Looking In Cengage Advantage Books: Fundamentals of Business Law: Summarized Cases Cengage Advantage Books: Building a Speech Cengage Advantage Books: Visual Storytelling: Videography and Post Production in the Digital Age (with DVD) Cengage Advantage Books: Audio Basics Cengage Advantage Books: Visual Storytelling: Videography and Post Production in the Digital Age Cengage Advantage Books: Looking Out, Looking In, 14th Edition The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity Plastic Surgery: A Problem Based Approach How To Sell Used Books On : The Home Based Bookstore - Make A Passive Income By Selling Old Books On (Passive Income, Selling Books On , Home-Based Bookstore) Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (15th Edition) Essentials of Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
