Elvio Angeloni

Annual Editions: Anthropology, 40/E

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The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Each Annual Editions volume has a number of features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use; including a brief overview for each unit, as well as Learning Outcomes, Critical Thinking questions, and Internet References to accompany each article. Go to the McGraw-Hill Create(TM) Annual Editions Article Collection at http://www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/annualeditions to browse the entire collection. Select individual Annual Editions articles to enhance your course, or access and select the entire Angeloni: Annual Editions: Anthropology, 40/e book here http://create.mheducation.com/createonline/index.html#qlink=search%2Ftext%3Disbn:1259666417 for an easy, pre-built teaching resource. Visit http://create.mheducation.com for more information on other McGraw-Hill titles and special collections.

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Unit 1: Anthropological Perspectives The September 11 Effect on Anthropology
Lara Deeb and Jessica Winegar
Middle East Report
2011 The September 11
2001 attacks have had a considerable effect on anthropological research in the Middle East and beyond. Along with the fact that job opportunities have increased in some areas and diminished in others
anthropologists have become increasingly concerned about the politics of funding and the ethics of particular kinds of projects offered. In general
pressures are mounting with respect to scholars' ability to maintain academic freedom and
perhaps
even tenure itself. Eating Christmas in the Kalahari
Richard Borshay Lee
Natural History
1969 Anthropologist Richard Borshay Lee gives an account of the misunderstanding and confusion that often accompany cross-cultural experience. In this case
he violated a basic principle of the Kung Bushmen's social relations-food sharing. Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS
Claire E. Sterk
Social Change Press
2000 As unique as Claire E. Sterk's report on prostitution may be
she discusses issues common to anthropologists wherever they conduct fieldwork: How does one build trusting relationships with informants and what are the ethical obligations of an anthropologist toward them? The Trials of Alice Goffman
Gideon Lewis-Kraus
The New York Times
2016 As a fieldworker
Alice Goffman's foray into the mixed-income neighborhood of West Philadelphia was from its beginning a dicey enterprise. In her efforts to maintain the trust of her subjects
she had to strike a balance between what she owed to her professional community-an objective
well-documented
fact-based ethnography-with what she owed to her subjects-a personal and impressionistic account of their day-to-day experiences that only she
and they
could know was true or not. Either way
she was bound to be criticized. Why Manners Matter
Valerie Curtis
New Scientist Magazine
2013 A crucial factor in human evolution has to do with the problem of getting close to others without sharing pathogens. Disgustologist Valerie Curtis shows that the solution to this problem has to do with good manners. On the Origin of Faith
Joseph Henrich
Princeton University Press
2015 The key to the success of the human species has been not to simply rely on one's wits alone
but upon our genetically endowed ability to selectively focus on the cultural know-how from prior generations. Unit 2: Culture and Communication Baby Talk
Patricia K. Kuhl
Scientific American
2017 While it is true that human infants are natural-born linguists
it takes "parentese" with its exaggerated inflections
immersive social interaction
and even computational skills to effectively learn all the nuances and complexity of a language. And when it comes to learning a second language
the earlier the better. War of Words
Mark Pagel
New Scientist Magazine
2012 In taking on the task of explaining why humans communicate with thousands of mutually unintelligible languages
in direct contradiction with the principle that language is supposed to help us exchange information
the author finds that languages have diverged from each other because of migration
geographical isolation and a deeply rooted need for tribal identity. Armor against Prejudice
Ed Yong
Scientific American
2013 Even subtle reminders of prejudice against one's sex
race
or religion can hinder performance in school
work
and athletics. Researchers have found new ways to reverse and prevent this effect. Strong Language Lost in Translation: You Talkin' to Me? Caroline Williams
New Scientist Magazine
2013 Recent scientific evidence has called into question the notion that we can tell a lot about people by watching how they move their bodies. If we want to truly know what people are thinking and feeling
we are much better off listening to what they are saying. Vanishing Languages
Russ Rymer
National Geographic
2012 With so many of the world's 7
000 languages rapidly disappearing
linguists are making a concerted effort to understand what these losses mean in terms of the languages themselves and the cultural perspectives that will die with them
but also the invaluable knowledge of the world in general. My Two Minds
Catherine de Lange
New Scientist Magazine
2012 Recent research indicates that speaking a second language is beneficial in terms of learning in general
problem solving
and multitasking. Moreover
we now know that there are deep connections between language and thought
which in turn influence human social skills
the delay of brain aging
and the shaping of personality. Unit 3: The Organization of Society and Culture How We Hounded Out the Neanderthals
Pat Shipman
New Scientist Magazine
2015 Many theories have been set forth as to why our direct ancestors
anatomically modern Homo sapiens
replaced the Neanderthals in Europe. Part of the answer lies in our ancestors' more diverse hunting skills
but just as important was another unique advantage: we "invented" dogs. From Wolf to Dog
Virginia Morell
Scientific American
2015 Scientists are probing the enduring mystery of how a large
dangerous carnivore evolved into our best friend. While their value to humans seems to have changed over time
ranging from utilitarian to ritualistic
one thing is certain: they could not become fully accepted into hunter-gatherer camps without understanding the absolute concept of "No!" Breastfeeding and Culture
Katherine Dettwyler
McGraw-Hill Education
2003 Whether or not a mother breastfeeds her child
and for how long
is influenced by cultural beliefs and societal restraints. Scientific research
including cross-cultural studies
show that nursing is not just beneficial for the child
but improves the health of the mother
makes for more wholesome familial relationships
and is good for the society as a whole. Meghalaya: Where Women Call the Shots
Subir Bhaumik
Aljazeera
2013 In a far corner of India
a country where women usually cry out for equality
respect and protection
there's a state where women own the land
run the business and pass on their family names to their children. Meanwhile
it is the men who are asking for more rights. The Inuit Paradox
Patricia Gadsby
Discover
2004 The traditional diet of the Far North
with its high-protein
high-fat content
and shows that there are no essential foods-only essential nutrients. Cell Phones
Sharing
and Social Status in an African Society
Daniel Jordan Smith
McGraw-Hill Education
2008 Although the economic dimensions of Nigeria's emerging cell phone culture are important
much of its cell phone-related behavior requires a social rather than an economic explanation. Unit 4: Other Families
Other Ways The Invention of Marriage
Stephanie Coontz
Penguin Group (USA) Inc
2005 Social institutions
marriage
and the family have taken on a variety of forms throughout the human past. Contrary to sweeping generalities
however
such as the patriarchal "protective theory" and the feminist "oppressive theory
" each of which emphasized female dependence and subjugation to men
the archaeological
historical
and anthropological evidence indicates that the way people organize their domestic lives has much more to do with the needs and contingencies of time and place. When Brothers Share a Wife
Melvyn C. Goldstein
Natural History
1987 While the custom of fraternal polyandry relegated many Tibetan women to spinsterhood
this unusual marriage form promoted personal security and economic well-being for its participants. No More Angel Babies on the Alto do Cruzeiro
Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Natural History
2013 During her thirty years of fieldwork in a shantytown of Northeastern Brazil
anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes has seen profound changes take place in poverty-stricken mothers' attitudes towards rampant infant mortality. Whereas at one time these women would resign themselves to their children's fate-and even withhold tender loving care from them so as to hasten the day they became angels
today there are fewer children being born and every one of them is cherished. The greatest single factor in these changes
says Scheper-Hughes
are the Brazilian government's anti-poverty programs. Arranging a Marriage in India
Serena Nanda
Waveland Press
2000 Arranging a marriage in India is far too serious a business for the young and inexperienced. Instead
the parents make the decision on the basis of the families' social position
reputation
and ability to get along. Who Needs Love! In Japan
Many Couples Don't
Nicholas D. Kristof
The New York Times
1996 Paradoxically
Japanese families seem to survive
not because husbands and wives love each other more than American couples do
but rather because they perhaps love each other less. And as love marriages increase
with the compatibility factor becoming more important in the decision to marry
the divorce rate is rising. Unit 5: Gender and Status The Berdache Tradition
Walter L. Williams
Beaco n Press
1986
1992 Not all societies agree with the Western cultural view that all humans are either women or men. In fact
many Native American cultures recognize an alternative role called the "berdache
" a morphological male who has a non-masculine character. This is just one way for a society to recognize and assimilate some atypical individuals without imposing a change on them or stigmatizing them as deviants. The Hijras: An Alternative Gender in India
Serena Nanda
Manushi
1992 The transgender hijra of India form structured households and communities and
as a caste
fulfill roles that are rooted in social and religious tradition. As Serena Nanda notes
cross-cultural understandings such as this represent a challenge to binary sex/gender notions of the West. Afghan Boys Are Prized
So Girls Live the Part
Jenny Nordbert
The New York Times
2010 Some Afghan families have many reasons for pretending that their girls are boys
including economic need
social pressures to have sons and even the belief that doing so can lead to the birth of a real boy. In any case
lacking a son
the parents may decide to make one up. Rising Number of Dowry Deaths in India
Amanda Hitchcock
World Socialist Website
2001 Traditionally
a dowry in India allowed a woman to become a member of her husband's family with her own wealth. However
with the development of a cash economy
increased consumerism
and a status-striving society
heightened demands for dowry and the inability of many brides' families to meet such demands have led to thousands of deaths each year. Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Mona Eltahawy
Naureen Chowdhury Fink
and Joanne J. Myers
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
2015 The populist uprisings of "Arab Spring" in so many Islamic countries seemed to call for a democratic revolution. Left out of the equation in most people's minds
however
was the simultaneous need for the elimination of what has been called the "trifecta" of women's oppression by the state
the culture of the street
and the misogyny within the home. In other words
says Mona Eltahawy
what began as a political revolution must also include a social and sexual revolution. Poverty Is Sexist
ONE
ONE.org This international organization
ONE
is an advocacy group whose message is that poverty affects women disproportionately and in every aspect of their lives
including employment
living standards
and health. Unit 6: Religion
Belief
and Ritual The Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual
Richard Sosis
American Scientist
2004 Rituals promote group cohesion by requiring members to engage in behavior that is too costly to fake. Groups that do so are more likely to attain their collective goals than the groups whose members are less committed. Understanding Islam
Kenneth Jost
CQ Researcher
2005 As the world's second largest religion after Christianity
Islam teaches piety
virtue
and tolerance. Yet
with the emphasis of some Islamist's on a strong relationship between religion and state
and with an increasing number of Islamic militants calling for violence against the West
communication and mutual understanding are becoming more important than ever. Five Myths of Terrorism
Michael Shermer
Scientific American
2013 Acts of terrorism educe strong emotions
a desire to explain the motives behind such awful deeds and a need to justify whatever action is taken against the perpetrators. The response to terrorism
in other words
may be just as irrational as the act itself. Losing Our Religion
Graham Lawton
New Scientist Magazine
2014 The world is becoming less religious in the formal sense
a trend that seems to be related to prosperity
security and democracy. Yet
most of those who no longer affiliate with a particular religious institution still subscribe to some form of spiritual belief in a continuing effort to seek the comfort that organized religion provides. The Age of Disbelief
Joel Achenbach
National Geographic
2016 We live in an age in which scientific knowledge has come into conflict with people's cherished beliefs. Given the human tendency to cling to intuition and to distrust those who do not share our values
we all too often forsake the rational
scientific way of thinking in favor of our need to be accepted by our chosen community. Body Ritual among the Nacirema
Horace Miner
American Anthropologist
1956 The rituals
beliefs
and taboos
of the Nacirema provide us with a test case of the objectivity of ethnographic description and show us the extremes to which human behavior can go. Unit 7: Sociocultural Change Quiet Revolutions
Bob Holmes
New Scientist Magazine
2015 It has long been believed that the transition from hunting to farming occurred in a very few places in the world
that it was a response to population pressures and that it happened relatively rapidly. Now
archaeologists are finding that the domestication of crops and/or animals happened at least eleven times
it grew more as a curiosity-a hobby almost-and it happened rather slowly. Even after crops were domesticated
it was sometimes thousands of years before people began to rely on them for most of their calories. It was a revolution with respect to its effect on our lives more than it was in terms of the time it took. Ruined
Michael Marshall
New Scientist Magazine
2012 Recent studies of the correlation between climate change and social upheavals such as wars
famines
and the collapse of civilizations indicate that temperature changes and droughts have played a significant role in human history. Perhaps the most important question now is: Will we learn from history or are we doomed to repeat it. The Arrow of Disease
Jared Diamond
Discover
1992 The most deadly weapon colonial Europeans carried to other continents was their germs. The most intriguing question to be answered here
is why did the flow of disease not move in the opposite direction? The Price of Progress
John Bodley
Mayfield Publishing
1998 As traditional cultures are sacrificed in the process of modernization
tribal peoples not only lose the security
autonomy
and quality of life they once had
but they also became powerless
second-class citizens who are discriminated against and exploited by the dominant society. Sanctioned Theft: Tribal Land Loss in Massachusetts
Cultural Survival Quarterly
2014 Many factors were involved in the loss of native peoples' lands to the English colonists in North America. They included differing concepts of land tenure and an imposed guardianship system
ostensibly meant to prevent abuse of tribal peoples
but which in reality fostered fraud and corruption on the part of the colonists. The Lost World
Alex Shoumatoff
Smithsonian
2016 As Borneo's epic rainforests are being cleared at a faster rate per acre than the Amazon's
the world's insatiable hunger for palm oil and timber are closing in on some of the last hunter-gatherers and their ancient way of life. We Walk on Our Ancestors: The Sacredness of the Black Hills
Leonard Little Finger
Cultural Survival Quarterly
2014 As a source of sustenance
both material and spiritual
the Black Hills of South Dakota have always been sacred to the Lakota Sioux. Having been offered $350 million in 1876 for the loss of that land and having won a Supreme Court decision acknowledging that the United States had indeed violated the treaty which originally ceded the Black Hills to the Sioux
some are afraid that the on-going assimilation of the people will lead to their taking the money. Dambusters
Sue Branford
New Scientist Magazine
2015 Contrary to archaeological findings
national law
and international agreements
all of which prohibit the taking of land of Amazonian peoples against their will
the Brazilian government is planning to turn much of the basin into chains of dams and reservoirs for the production of hydroelectric power. But authorities' love affair with hydropower may be waning because ecological studies indicate that the clearing of the Amazon rainforest will result in less water available for the projects
not more
and tribal peoples are fighting back. On Thin Ice
Katya Wassillie
Cultural Survival Quarterly
2015 Native communities along the north coast of Alaska have always had a lifestyle involving a reciprocal relationship with the environment and the animals within it
but their practice of sustainable stewardship is now being threatened by climate change. Rather than abandon their way of life which involves hunting
they claim that a truly effective management approach must seek to protect not only the walrus
but the whole ecosystem in which it exists. Being Indigenous in the 21st Century
Wilma Mankiller
Cultural Survival Quarterly
2009 With a shared sense of history and a growing set of tools
the world's indigenous people are moving into a future of their own making without losing sight of who they are and where they come from. The Organ Detective: A Career Spent Uncovering a Hidden Global Market in Human Flesh
Ethan Watters
Pacific Standard
2014 Accor ding to Nancy Scheper-Hughes
a new kind of anthropology is being called for
not one involving an isolated
exotic culture
but of a globalized
interconnected black market for human organs-one that crosses classes
cultures
and borders
linking impoverished paid donors to the highest-status individuals and institutions in the modern world. The Evolution of Diet
Ann Gibbons
National Geographic
2014 The transition from the Paleolithic way of life
in which our ancestors hunted for meat and gathered vegetables
to one with agriculture and processed foods
has had a lasting impact on human health. Questions arise
however
as to the degree to which humans have adapted to the changing circumstances or are simply going to suffer the consequences of abandoning the "paleo-diet." Population Seven Billion
Robert Kunzig
National Geographic
2011 With the world's population rising by several billion from the current seven billion
inevitable questions arise as to how this will impact the quality of life as well as the condition of Planet Earth.