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Serena Nanda is professor emeritus of anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. She has published two anthropological murder mysteries, The Gift of a Bride: A Tale of Anthropology, Matrimony, and Murder, a novel set in an Indian immigrant community in New York City, and Assisted Dying: An Ethnographic Murder Mystery on Florida's Gold Coast. Her other published works include Neither Man Nor Woman: The Hijras of India, winner of the 1990 Ruth Benedict Prize; American Cultural Pluralism and Law; Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations; and a New York City guidebook, 40 Perfect New York Days: Walks and Rambles In and Around the City. She has always been captivated by the stories people tell and by the tapestry of human diversity. Anthropology was the perfect way for her to immerse herself in these passions, and, through teaching, to spread the word about the importance of understanding both human differences and human similarities. Richard L. Warms is professor of anthropology at Texas State University. His published works include Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History; Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; and Sacred Realms: Essays in Religion, Belief, and Society. He also has written journal articles on commerce, religion, and ethnic identity in West Africa; African exploration and romanticism; and African veterans of French colonial armed forces. Warms's interest in anthropology was kindled by college courses and by his experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa. He has traveled extensively in Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America. He continues to teach Introduction to Cultural Anthropology as well as classes in anthropological theory, the anthropology of religion, economic anthropology, and film at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Chapter 1: Anthropology And Human Diversity The Fields of Anthropology Some Critical Issues in Anthropology Why Study Anthropology The Global and the Local: The Anthropology of Violence Chapter 2: Doing Cultural Anthropology Anthropology in Historical Perspective Anthropological Techniques Some Critical Issues in Ethnography Ethics in Fieldwork and Anthropology The Global and the Local: The Anthropology of Pandemics and Other Disasters Chapter 3: The Idea Of Culture Defining Culture Culture Is Made Up of Learned Behaviors Culture Is the Way Humans Use Symbols to Classify Their World and Give It Meaning Culture Is an Integrated System - or Is It? Culture Is a Shared System of Norms and Values - Or Is It? Culture Is the Way Human Beings Adapt to the World Culture Is Constantly Changing The Global and the Local: Is There an American Culture? Chapter 4: Communication Human and Animal Communication Origins and Acquisition of Human Language The Structure of Language Language and Culture Nonverbal Communication Language Change The Global and the Local: Language, Identity, and Assimilation Chapter 5: Making a Living Human Adaptation: The Environment and Technology Foraging Pastoralism Horticulture Agriculture Industrialism The Global and the Local: Climate Change and Food Choices Chapter 6: Economics Economic Behavior Allocating Resources Organizing Labor Distribution: Systems of Exchange and Consumption Capitalism The Global and the Local: Paying for College in the United States Chapter 7: Political Organization Hierarchies: Power, Ideology, Gender, and Conflict Band Societies Tribal Societies Chiefdoms State Societies The Nation-State The Global and the Local: Citizenship and Statelessness Chapter 8: Social Stratification: Class and Caste Theories of Social Stratification Criteria of Stratification: Power, Wealth, and Prestige Social Class in the United States Caste Systems The Global and the Local: The Gig Economy Chapter 9: Race and Ethnicity Race and Biology Race, Culture, and History Race and Caste in the United States Racial Classification in Brazil Ethnicity Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States The Global and the Local: Inequality, Race, Ethnicity, and COVID-19 Chapter 10: Kinship Kinship: Relations Through Descent and Marriage Patrilineal Descent Matrilineal Descent Other Systems of Descent Classifying Kin The Global and the Local: Kinship and Immigration, and Transmigration Chapter 11: Marriage, Family, And Domestic Groups Marriage and Marriage Rules Marriages With Multiple Partners Exchanges of Goods at Marriage Types of Families The Global and the Local: Caring for the Elderly Chapter 12: Gender Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Gender Ideologies: Female Sexuality and Male Prestige Behavior Variability in Gender and Sexuality Theories of Gender and Stratification Gender Relations and Systems of Production Changing Gender Relationships in an Interconnected World The Global and the Local: Women's Rights in Global Perspective-How Important Is Wealth? Chapter 13: Religion Religion in Society Beliefs: Stories, Symbols, and the Supernatural Practices: Addressing the Supernatural Religious Practitioners Religion and Change Fundamentalism and Religious Change The Global and the Local: The Globalization of Religion in the United States Chapter 14: Creative Expression: Anthropology And The Arts The Arts in Cultural Context Art and the Expression of Cultural Themes Art and Politics Art and Expressing Identities Art and Representing the Other World Art: Culture, Marketing, and Tourism The Global and the Local: Art and Censorship Chapter 15: Making the Modern World: Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance European Expansion: Motives and Methods The Eras of Colonialism Making Colonialism Pay Decolonization The Global and The Local: Globalization, Nationalism, and Colonialism Chapter 16: Anthropology in the 21st Century: Understanding and Acting in a Challenging World. The Changing Political and Economic Environment The Persistence of Poverty and Instability Multinational Corporations Urbanization Population Pressure The Rights of Indigenous People Environmental Challenges Looking to the Future