Anthropology--The Cultural Perspective

by James P. Spradley, David W. McCurdy (Other Contributor)

This lively, engaging book helps readers to see people of other cultures in their own terms as it incorporates these outstanding features: (a) discusses anthropological concepts and theory in the context of detailed and concrete ethnographic situations; (b) uses an inductive, problem-solving approach; readers are placed in puzzling situations that can be unraveled by using particular concepts; (c) focuses on the traditional concepts and assumptions of cultural anthropology; (d) incorporates data and examples from our own society (e.g., the culture of tramps, American prisoners of war in Vietnam, Jehovah's Witnesses); and (e) includes a summary, a list of major concepts, and selected readings for each chapter.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1975