tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?commit=Go&page=2&term=anthropologyOpen Textbook Library - Search results for "anthropology"2022-08-22T17:13:34Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png12312022-08-22T17:13:34Z2024-01-22T14:52:33ZWhere Does Art Come From?<img alt="Read more about Where Does Art Come From?" title="Where Does Art Come From? cover image" class="cover " width="332" height="499" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzkzNywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8426d14938bb8b57b8043b4b3a5fdf7ebc7c8b11/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-22%20at%2012.13.48%20PM.png" />Who am I? What is beautiful? Where do babies come from? These questions populate our lives and inform our perceptions of the world. Explore these questions according to the expressions of artists from all over the world. Go beyond Western art to consider where art comes from and how it impacts all of us.11232022-01-08T01:44:32Z2024-01-22T14:52:29ZGendered Lives: Global Issues<img alt="Read more about Gendered Lives: Global Issues" title="Gendered Lives: Global Issues cover image" class="cover " width="132" height="170" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzI4NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--eea99bb4e245b559ae35c91b4606930be6b6200b/9781438486956-132x170.png" />A gender studies textbook that takes an anthropological approach. Gendered Lives takes a regional approach to examine gender issues from an anthropological perspective with a focus on globalization and intersectionality. Chapters present contributors’ ethnographic research, contextualizing their findings within four geographic regions: Latin America, the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Global North. Each regional section begins with an overview of the broader historical, social, and gendered contexts, which situate the regions within larger global linkages. These introductions also feature short project/people profiles that highlight the work of community leaders or non-governmental organizations active in gender-related issues. Each research-based chapter begins with a chapter overview and learning objectives and closes with discussion questions and resources for further exploration. This modular, regional approach allows instructors to select the regions and cases they want to use in their courses. While they can be used separately, the chapters are connected through the book’s central themes of globalization and intersectionality.9412020-12-27T05:05:44Z2024-01-22T14:52:15ZDigging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities<img alt="Read more about Digging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities" title="Digging into Archaeology: A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities cover image" class="cover " width="610" height="758" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTg3NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--a482d6e5c6366e2c54ef62397a09b407a438407e/Arch.PNG" />This book is intended for use in a variety of introductory archaeology settings, such as in lectures and lab courses. This text can complement an existing traditional text or completely replace a standard text. It can be used for its activities or as a study resource. When we wrote this text, we designed the chapters to be brief, providing concise and to-the-point information. This book is not intended to replace lectures or direct instruction from an instructor; rather, it supports learning in a variety of settings and formats. The book can be printed in whole, read digitally, or used piecemeal in either format. However you use this text, we hope that you find it serves as an instructive learning tool and that you dig archaeology as much as we do!8042020-05-01T00:00:00Z2024-01-22T14:52:10ZMoving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema<img alt="Read more about Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema" title="Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTk4LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e71baea70f4faa11f874b0cecbd06c2789ba4b42/cover-350x525.jpg" />Textbook for 1000- level Communication course: Introduction to Films Studies4672018-09-07T17:22:04Z2024-01-22T14:51:56ZThe History of Our Tribe: Hominini<img alt="Read more about The History of Our Tribe: Hominini" title="The History of Our Tribe: Hominini cover image" class="cover " width="701" height="897" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mzk1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--41f3ac0c6562cd101f2e860ecb461ce50cd193f1/9781942341406.png" />Where did we come from? What were our ancestors like? Why do we differ from other animals? How do scientists trace and construct our evolutionary history? The History of Our Tribe: Hominini provides answers to these questions and more. The book explores the field of paleoanthropology past and present. Beginning over 65 million years ago, Welker traces the evolution of our species, the environments and selective forces that shaped our ancestors, their physical and cultural adaptations, and the people and places involved with their discovery and study. It is designed as a textbook for a course on Human Evolution but can also serve as an introductory text for relevant sections of courses in Biological or General Anthropology or general interest. It is both a comprehensive technical reference for relevant terms, theories, methods, and species and an overview of the people, places, and discoveries that have imbued paleoanthropology with such fascination, romance, and mystery.4362018-09-07T17:22:02Z2024-01-22T14:52:10ZIntroduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition" title="Introduction to Sociology - 2nd Canadian Edition cover image" class="cover " width="867" height="1082" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzY1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--92e1451ea2dbe535b88e709b9a2b73e129cc60b7/0000IntSocCan.png" />Introduction to Sociology adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical introductory sociology course. In addition to comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories, we have incorporated section reviews with engaging questions, discussions that help students apply the sociological imagination, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. Although this text can be modified and reorganized to suit your needs, the standard version is organized so that topics are introduced conceptually, with relevant, everyday experiences.For the student, this book is based on the teaching and research experience of numerous sociologists. In today's global socially networked world, the topic of Sociology is more relevant than ever before. We hope that through this book, students will learn how simple, everyday human actions and interactions can change the world. In this book, you will find applications of Sociology concepts that are relevant, current, and balanced. For instructors, this text is intended for a one-semester introductory course and includes these features: Sociological Research: Highlights specific current and relevant research studies. Sociology in the Real World: Ties chapter content to student life and discusses sociology in terms of the everyday. Big Picture: Features present sociological concepts at a national or international level. Case Study: Describes real-life people whose experiences relate to chapter content. Social Policy and Debate: Discusses political issues that relate to chapter content. Section Summaries distill the information in each section for both students and instructors down to key, concise points addressed in the section. Key Terms are bold and are followed by a definition in context. Definitions of key terms are also listed in the Key Terms, which appears at the end of each chapter. Section Quizzes provide opportunities to apply and test the information students learn throughout each section. Both multiple-choice and short-response questions feature a variety of question types and range of difficulty. Further Research: This feature helps students further explore the section topic and offers related research topics that could be explored.3682018-09-07T17:21:57Z2024-01-22T14:51:53ZHistory in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 - 1<img alt="Read more about History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 - 1" title="History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 - 1 cover image" class="cover " width="932" height="1211" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzA1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--af8b1ca9b888d7d7109ca600b3225d4f586be576/9780988223738.png" />This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and their history.Prior to its publication, History in the Making underwent a rigorous double blind peer review, a process that involved over thirty scholars who reviewed the materially carefully, objectively, and candidly in order to ensure not only its scholarly integrity but also its high standard of quality.This book provides a strong emphasis on critical thinking about US History by providing several key features in each chapter. Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students to understand what they will learn in each chapter. Before You Move On sections at the end of each main section are designed to encourage students to reflect on important concepts and test their knowledge as they read. In addition, each chapter includes Critical Thinking Exercises that ask the student to deeply explore chapter content, Key Terms, and a Chronology of events.3462018-09-07T17:21:56Z2024-01-22T14:51:53ZWriting as Material Practice: Substance, surface and medium<img alt="Read more about Writing as Material Practice: Substance, surface and medium" title="Writing as Material Practice: Substance, surface and medium cover image" class="cover " width="1039" height="1492" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjg1LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--28026f667bd3f9eb3e2a7fd5696f9ff50bd5ddc0/9781909188242.png" />Writing as Material Practice grapples with the issue of writing as a form of material culture in its ancient and more recent manifestations, and in the contexts of production and consumption. Fifteen case studies explore the artefactual nature of writing — the ways in which materials, techniques, colour, scale, orientation and visibility inform the creation of inscribed objects and spaces, as well as structure subsequent engagement, perception and meaning making. Covering a temporal span of some 5000 years, from c.3200 BCE to the present day, and ranging in spatial context from the Americas to the Near East, the chapters in this volume bring a variety of perspectives which contribute to both specific and broader questions of writing materialities. The authors also aim to place past graphical systems in their social contexts so they can be understood in relation to the people who created and attributed meaning to writing and associated symbolic modes through a diverse array of individual and wider social practices.2242018-09-07T17:21:49Z2024-01-22T14:51:57ZIntroduction to Human Osteology<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Human Osteology" title="Introduction to Human Osteology cover image" class="cover " width="1083" height="1403" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTgyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--462f224db4173f6c36b08f3178727951df4c4b4e/0000IntToHumO.png" />This text was designed for use in the human osteology laboratory classroom. Bones are described to aid in identification of skeletonized remains in either an archaeological or forensic anthropology setting. Basic techniques for siding, aging, sexing, and stature estimation are described. Both images of bone and drawings are included which may be used for study purposes outside of the classroom. The text represents work that has been developed over more than 30 years by its various authors and is meant to present students with the basic analytical tools for the study of human osteology.1992018-09-07T17:21:48Z2024-01-22T14:51:48ZNative Peoples of North America<img alt="Read more about Native Peoples of North America" title="Native Peoples of North America cover image" class="cover " width="877" height="1310" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTYyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--451b38984ea08d5d98d457c33a8d8185d745e1ab/9781942341024.png" />Native Peoples of North America is intended to be an introductory text about the Native peoples of North America (primarily the United States and Canada) presented from an anthropological perspective. As such, the text is organized around anthropological concepts such as language, kinship, marriage and family life, political and economic organization, food getting, spiritual and religious practices, and the arts. Prehistoric, historic and contemporary information is presented. Each chapter begins with an example from the oral tradition that reflects the theme of the chapter. The text includes suggested readings, videos, and classroom activities. This text was updated September 2019; the changes are detailed in an errata section in the text.
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