Material and Supernatural Worlds
Ritual and Religion
The Organization of Supernatural Knowledge
The Origins of Religion
Types of Religions
The Relations of Power: Politics
The Politics of Polarization
8 Part 4: So What? Anthropology, the Modern World, and You Chapter 17: Kiss or Kill? Diversity, Conflict, and Culture The Anthropology of Conflict and Conflict Resolution Globalization and Human Culture Chapter 18: Looming Disasters? From Overpopulation to Space Debris The Only Constant Is Change Overpopulation Climate Change Say What? The Loss of Linguistic Diversity Food and Water Availability/Famine Disease Space Debris Your New Home on Mars! Issues of Space Settlement Chapter 19: Eve and the Iceman: The Cutting Edge of Physical Anthropology Molecular Anthropology DNA and the Mitochondrial Eve Neanderthals and You: The Neanderthal Genome The Iceman Chapter 20: Stonehenge and You: Why Archaeology Matters History Is Written by the Winners: The Importance of Archaeology Conversation Stoppers? Archaeology and the Unknown
9 Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 21: Ten Things to Remember About Anthropology, Whatever Else You Forget The Use of Tools Separated Behavior from Anatomy We’re Not Just Like Apes, We ARE Apes Nobody Knows Why Hominids First Walked Upright (Yet) Everyone Is in the Human Race Civilization is Brand-New There Are Many Ways to be Human Culture Doesn’t Ride on Genes Language and Metaphor Are the Keys to Human Success Absolutely, There Are No Absolutes There is No Ladder of Progress Chapter 22: Ten Great Careers for Anthropology Majors Academic Anthropology Cultural/Human Resources Forensic Anthropology Crime Scene Investigation Primate Biology Primate Ethology Diplomacy Museum Work Library Science Contract Archaeology Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Great Anthropologically Themed Movies and Books Cave of Forgotten Dreams Once We Were Warriors The Places in Between Gorillas in the Mist Neanderthal Quest for Fire Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors Maps and Dreams Dances of Life Chapter 24: The Top Ten Myths about the Human Past All Human Societies Evolved in the Same Direction Prehistoric Life Was Nasty, Brutish, and Short Ancient People Were Perfectly in Balance with Nature Farming Is Easier and Better than Foraging Ancient Monuments Had Just One Purpose “Primitive Technology” Was Limited Cave Art Was about Men Hunting Animals It’s Nature or Nurture History Repeats Itself Having Reached a Peak, Human Evolution Has Ended
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