INTEGRATES GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE CHANGE IN EVERY CHAPTER. Globalization Icons situate cultural transformations in their global context to strengthen the emphasis on culture change. (ex: p. 105, 319) "Culture Change" features focus on how culture can be transformed and stress the connections among material change, behavioral practices, and ideology. (ex: p. 229, 292) PERSONALIZE LEARNING WITH NEW MYANTHROLAB The new MyAnthroLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. The Pearson eText lets students access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want including listening online or downloading to iPad. A personalized study plan for each student, based on Bloom''s Taxonomy, promotes critical-thinking skills and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.
Assessment tied to videos, applications, and chapters enables instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. Instructors will be able to find the best resources for teaching their students. Class Preparation Tool collects the best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination. Resources include PowerPoint slides, streaming audio and video, audio clips for class tests and quizzes, and all illustrations for creating interactive lectures. New Closer Look tours walk students through key sites and cultures in detail, helping them to uncover their meaning and understand their context. MyAnthroLibrary features over 20 full-length ethnographies and over 200 case studies and articles on a wide range of anthropological topics to help students better understand the course material. Guidance on careers in anthropology , including interviews with anthropologists and an interactive career footprint, shows students how they can apply anthropology throughout their future. NPR Program Broadcasts include 90 selections relevant to the study of anthropology.
IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING 17 chapters are divided into four parts to help student comprehension: Chapters 1-3 lay the groundwork for the study of human culture. Chapters 4 and 5 describe the systems of language and socialization basic to all human societies. Chapters 6-15 discuss specific topics within cultural anthropology. Chapters 16 and 17 focus on themes of cultural change that are addressed in every previous chapter. Each chapter includes the following study features: Preview and summary questions (ex: p. 213, 244) Critical thinking questions (ex: p. 242) Section reviews and chapter summaries (ex: p. 236, 243) Margin glossary and marginal notes (ex: 215, 234) ENGAGE STUDENTS Each chapter begins with a narrative , usually a sacred or secular story, that dramatizes important themes discussed in the chapter.
(ex: p. 132) "In Their Own Voices" boxesfeature the words of indigenous people whose lives are discussed in the text. (ex: p. 140-41) "Anthropology Applied" boxes, which have been expanded for the 3rd edition, include real-life stories that show how anthropologists apply theory and knowledge to practical concerns. (ex: p. 156) "Controversies" boxes present differing opinions about key theoretical or research topics. (ex: p. 222) UNDERSTAND ANTHROPOLOGY New MyAnthroLab Icons appear in the margins of the text to connect resources and media assignments in MyAnthroLab to specific topics within the chapters.
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pearsonmytest.com. PowerPoints combine text and graphics for each chapter to help instructors convey anthropological principles. CRS (Classroom Response System) In-Class Questions allow for instant student responses to chapter-specific questions during lectures, so instructors can gauge student comprehension. Available within the instructor account on MyAnthroLab and at www.pearsonhighered.com. EthnoQuest® , an interactive multimedia simulation,includes a series of ten ethnographic encounters with the culture of a fictional Mexican village set in a computer-based learning environment.
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