Questions: Have a look at Race, Racism, and Protesting Anthropology, read one of the articles, and post what you learned in terms of the anthropology of race. (Chapter 9) answer

in first person such as I believe and in 200 words García describes the reasons that race is considered a "discredited concept in human biology." Despite this scientific fact, most people continue to believe that race is "real." Why do you think race has continued to be an important social reality even after it has been discredited scientifically? (Chapter 9) answer in first person such as I believe and in 200 words/n PERSPECTIVES: AN OPEN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SECOND EDITION Nina Brown, Thomas Mcllwraith, Laura Tubelle de González cc 2020 American Anthropological Association 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 1301 Arlington, VA 22201 ISBN Print: 978-1-931303-67-5 ISBN Digital: 978-1-931303-66-8 http://perspectives.americananthro.org/ This book is a project of the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) http://sacc.americananthro.org/ and our parent organization, the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Please refer to the website for a complete table of contents and more information about the book. CC O Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition by Nina Brown, Thomas Mcllwraith, Laura Tubelle de González is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. Under this CC BY-NC 4.0 copyright license you are free to: Share copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material Under the following terms: Attribution You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial - You may not use the material for commercial purposes. CONTENTS Preface WHY THIS BOOK? ABOUT THE SOCIETY FOR ANTHROPOLOGY IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHY OPEN ACCESS? THE COVER DESIGN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. Part 1 1. Introduction to Anthropology WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? WHAT IS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY? WHAT IS CULTURE? A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THINKING THE (OTHER) SUBFIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES WHY IS ANTHROPOLOGY IMPORTANT? GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHORS BIBLIOGRAPHY 2. The Culture Concept THOUGHTS ON CULTURE OVER A CUP OF COFFEE STORIES AS A REFLECTION ON CULTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEORIES OF CULTURE BACK IN THE COFFEE SHOP GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHORS BIBLIOGRAPHY 3. Doing Fieldwork: Methods in Cultural Anthropology FINDING THE FIELD TRADITIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACHES ETHNOGRAPHY TODAY ETHNOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES AND PERSPECTIVES ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS WRITING ETHNOGRAPHY GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY xi xi xii xiii xiii xiii 889886 A A A £ £ £ 5 or w 10 14 17 25 26 27 63 67 4. Language THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN LANGUAGE TO HUMAN CULTURE THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF LANGUAGE HUMAN LANGUAGE COMPARED WITH THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OF OTHER SPECIES UNIVERSALS OF LANGUAGE DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS: STRUCTURES OF LANGUAGE LANGUAGE VARIATION: SOCIOLINGUISTICS LANGUAGE IN ITS SOCIAL SETTINGS: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY LANGUAGE CHANGE: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS GLOBALIZATION AND LANGUAGE 5. 6. GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR Subsistence STUDYING SUBSISTENCE SYSTEMS MODES OF SUBSISTENCE THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURE SYSTEM CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY Economics MODES OF PRODUCTION MODES OF EXCHANGE CONSUMPTION AND GLOBAL CAPITALISM POLITICAL ECONOMY: UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITY CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY 7. Political Anthropology: A Cross-Cultural Comparison BASIC CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LEVELS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL INTEGRATION EGALITARIAN SOCIETIES BAND-LEVEL POLITICAL ORGANIZATION TRIBAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATION RANKED SOCIETIES AND CHIEFDOMS STRATIFIED SOCIETIES STATE LEVEL OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATION CONCLUSION ABOUT THE AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY RANKR88% % % 70 70 71 75 76 76 78 83 87 88 92 94 96 97 98 112 114 114 115 115 119 120 127 135 139 141 142 143 143 148 148 150 150 151 152 161 166 168 173 175 176 8. Family and Marriage RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, STATUSES, AND ROLES IN FAMILIES KINSHIP AND DESCENT KINSHIP TERMS MARRIAGE AND FAMILY FAMILIES AND CULTURE CHANGE GLOSSARY 9. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Race and Ethnicity "DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU?!" IS ANTHROPOLOGY THE "SCIENCE OF RACE?" RACE IN THREE NATIONS: THE UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, AND JAPAN ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS A MELTING POT OR A SALAD BOWL? ANTHROPOLOGY MEETS POPULAR CULTURE: SPORTS, RACE/ETHNICITY AND DIVERSITY CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY 10. Gender and Sexuality INTRODUCTION: SEX AND GENDER ACCORDING TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS FOUNDATIONS OF THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO STUDYING SEXUALITY AND GENDER CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHORS 11. Religion DEFINING RELIGION THEORIES OF RELIGION ELEMENTS OF RELIGION CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHOR 12. Globalization OVERVIEW AND EARLY GLOBALIZATION THE ACCELERATION OF GLOBALIZATION SELECTIVE IMPORTATION AND ADAPTATION GLOBALIZATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE GLOBALIZATION AND NEOLIBERALISM RESPONSES TO GLOBALIZATION IMPLICATIONS FOR ANTHROPOLOGY CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT THE AUTHORS 182 183 183 188 190 199 200 202 204 205 207 215 220 222 223 226 226 227 228 231 231 233 262 271 272 274 286 288 289 291 300 300 301 304 305 306 308 311 316 319 322 326 327 328