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Sociocultural Anthropology
Anthropology
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A P R O B L E M - B A S E D A P P R OAC H
F O U RT H C A N A D I A N E D I T I O N
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State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Rachel Dowty
New Haven University
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University of Toronto
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Sociocultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based © 2021, 2017 Cengage Learning Canada, Inc.
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Title: Sociocultural anthropology : a problem-based approach /
Text Designer: Liz Harasymczuk Richard H. Robbins, State University of New York at Plattsburgh,
Rachel Dowty, New Haven University, Maggie Cummings, University of
Cover Designer: Diane Robertson
Toronto, Karen McGarry, McMaster University.
Cover Image: “The Grand Entrance” by Daphne Other titles: Cultural anthropology
Odjig (2010, art card). Used with permission. Names: Robbins, Richard H. (Richard Howard), author. | Dowty, Rachel,
author. | Cummings, Maggie, author. | McGarry, Karen, author.
Description: Fourth Canadian edition. | Previous editions published under title:
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Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200311115 | Canadiana (ebook) 20200311131 |
ISBN 9780176870997 (softcover) | ISBN 9780176875343 (PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Ethnology—Textbooks. | LCGFT: Textbooks.
Classification: LCC GN316 .R63 2020 | DDC 306—dc23
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book will guide students as they develop an inquisitiveness and openness
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Brief Contents
Preface ix
About the Authors xvii
CHAPTER 1
Culture and Meaning 1
CHAPTER 2
Doing Fieldwork in Sociocultural Anthropology 36
CHAPTER 3
The Meaning of Progress and Development 60
CHAPTER 4
Constructing Realities 93
CHAPTER 5
Constructing Families and Social Relationships 126
CHAPTER 6
Constructing Identities 157
CHAPTER 7
Social Hierarchies 184
CHAPTER 8
The Nation-State, Globalization, and Neoliberalism 213
CHAPTER 9
Resolving Conflict 243
Glossary 272
Bibliography 278
Index 298
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CUMMINGS • McGARRY
ROBBINS • D OW T Y • CUMMING S • Mc G A R RY
ROBBINS • DOW T Y
FOURTH CANADIAN EDITION Sociocultural
Sociocultural Anthropology
Anthropology
SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
A P R O B L E M - B A S E D A P P R OAC H
A P R O B L E M - B A S E D A P P R OAC H
ISBN-13: 978-0-176-87099-7
ISBN-10: 0-176-87099-7
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A P R O B L E M - B A S E D A P P R OAC H
F O U RT H C A N A D I A N E D I T I O N
Richard H. Robbins
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Rachel Dowty
New Haven University
Maggie Cummings
University of Toronto
Karen McGarry
McMaster University
Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States
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Sociocultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based © 2021, 2017 Cengage Learning Canada, Inc.
Approach, Fourth Canadian Edition
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein
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Product Marketing Manager: Sydney Pope
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Content Development Manager: Gail Brown Canada Support, canadasupport.cengage.com.
Sr. Content Production Manager: Imoinda Romain
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Production Service: SPi Global
Copy Editor: Matthew Kudelka
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Compositor: SPi Global
Title: Sociocultural anthropology : a problem-based approach /
Text Designer: Liz Harasymczuk Richard H. Robbins, State University of New York at Plattsburgh,
Rachel Dowty, New Haven University, Maggie Cummings, University of
Cover Designer: Diane Robertson
Toronto, Karen McGarry, McMaster University.
Cover Image: “The Grand Entrance” by Daphne Other titles: Cultural anthropology
Odjig (2010, art card). Used with permission. Names: Robbins, Richard H. (Richard Howard), author. | Dowty, Rachel,
author. | Cummings, Maggie, author. | McGarry, Karen, author.
Description: Fourth Canadian edition. | Previous editions published under title:
Cultural anthropology. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200311115 | Canadiana (ebook) 20200311131 |
ISBN 9780176870997 (softcover) | ISBN 9780176875343 (PDF)
Subjects: LCSH: Ethnology—Textbooks. | LCGFT: Textbooks.
Classification: LCC GN316 .R63 2020 | DDC 306—dc23
ISBN-13: 987-0-17-687099-7
ISBN-10: 0-17-687099-7
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A Note about the Book’s Cover
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Fourth Canadian Edition, hopes that the inquiry-based approach of this
book will guide students as they develop an inquisitiveness and openness
to cultural diversity. The cover features “The Grand Entrance” (1989) by
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Brief Contents
Preface ix
About the Authors xvii
CHAPTER 1
Culture and Meaning 1
CHAPTER 2
Doing Fieldwork in Sociocultural Anthropology 36
CHAPTER 3
The Meaning of Progress and Development 60
CHAPTER 4
Constructing Realities 93
CHAPTER 5
Constructing Families and Social Relationships 126
CHAPTER 6
Constructing Identities 157
CHAPTER 7
Social Hierarchies 184
CHAPTER 8
The Nation-State, Globalization, and Neoliberalism 213
CHAPTER 9
Resolving Conflict 243
Glossary 272
Bibliography 278
Index 298
iii
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