This book focuses on nine themes that are at the heart of anthropologyndash;themes that permeate all fields of anthropology, and that prepare learners to ldquo;think anthropologicallyldquo; before beginning to study the field in any depth.KEY TOPICSChapters written by specialists in each topical area provide quality coverage of areas that the chosen authors are especially knowledgeable about and interested in. Chapter titles include: What Anthropologists Look For: Patterns, Thinking Holistically, Thinking Theoretically, Using Science to Think Anthropologically, Thinking about Change: Biological Evolution and Culture Change, Why Do Anthropological Experts Disagree?, Thinking and Acting Ethically in Anthropology, Applying Anthropological Knowledge, and How to Take Anthropology Tests.For a clearer and more meaningful understanding of anthropology.
1. Introduction to Thinking Anthropologically
2.What Anthropologists Look For: Patterns
3. Thinking Holistically
4.Thinking Theoretically
5.Using Science to Think Anthropologically
6. Thinking about Change: Biological Evolution, Culture Change, and the Importance of Scale
7. Why Do Anthropological Experts Disagree?
8.Thinking and Acting Ethically in Anthropology
9.Applying Anthropological Knowledge
10. Making Ideas Researchable
11.Thinking Anthropologically About "Race:" Human Variation, Cultural Construction, and Dispelling Myths
12.How to Take Anthropology Tests