Selected Readings in Cultural Anthropology

It is a fascinating and challenging task to introduce socio-cultural anthropology to new students. Regardless of a student’s background or future endeavors, the very fact that they’re pursuing college education in today’s globalized era makes it imperative that they become informed about some of the key contemporary social and cultural issues examined in anthropology. This selection of readings is an ideal complement to commonly used socio-cultural anthropology textbooks._x000D_ _x000D_ Beyond cursory overviews of important issues, this anthology focuses on providing reasonably detailed, yet concise anthropological discussion of issues that are of interest to the general public. The selections are informed by the author’s experience teaching anthropology courses on three different continents (Africa, Europe and North America) to students at varying levels in their college education. Selected Readings in Cultural Anthropology aims to leave readers with a better understanding of contemporary human challenges and help them practically address such issues in the future.