LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Social scientists commonly refer to social norms and behaviors—for example, as explored in Chapter 1, the ways that individuals are assigned to racial categories and what these…
Figure 11.1 Anthropologists study kinship to understand the various ways that societies are structured. Here, Ben Schmidt poses with his family in Cordell, Oklahoma. (credit: “Ben Schmidt family, Cordell, Oklahoma” by Mennonite Church USA Archives/flickr, Public Domain) Chapter Outline 11.1 What Is Kinship?…
Migration is an important characteristic of human behavior. People migrate for all sorts of reasons, moving from place to place in search of economic opportunities, refuge from political or social oppression, educational opportunities, health resources, fulfillment of family needs, or…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Contemporary Types of Migration Because of emerging global forces of all kinds—social, economic, environmental, and political—there has been a recent rise in migration within geographical regions and…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Peasantry in Anthropology Peasants, a rural, subsistence-based agricultural class with limited landholdings, are the product of both urban development and rural–urban migration. Prior to the emergence of…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Colonialism and Migration as Global Forces The global movement that characterizes our current period in history is not preordained. The volatile and powerful nature of multinational cultural…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Early Hominin Migrations Human species were migratory from the beginning, moving as small populations of gatherers and hunters within eastern and southern Africa. By following game and…
Figure 10.1 Refugees are people who have been forced out of their homelands for various reasons. This is a camp in Haiti that arose after the 2010 earthquake. An estimated 1.5 million people were displaced after this catastrophic event. (credit: “Military Relief…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: This section explores how anthropologists have looked within their own discipline to address ways in which they may be reproducing inequities through their practices and approach. Anthropologist…
LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Intersectionality When thinking about social inequalities, it is useful to conceptualize race alongside other characteristics. Intersectionality is the observation that one’s class, race, sexuality, age, and ability can all…