Cultural Anthropology in a Globalizing World, 4th edition

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Show students how anthropology can help them understand today’s worldREVEL for Cultural Anthropology in a Globalizing World presents a brief, balanced introduction to the world’s cultures, focusing on how they interact and change. Author Barbara Miller encourages students to think critically about other cultures as well as their own, and offers frequent opportunities to engage deeply with key concepts. Featuring the latest research and statistics throughout, REVEL for the Fourth Edition has been updated with contemporary examples of anthropology in action, addressing recent newsworthy events such as the Ebola epidemic.
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• Integrated within the narrative, interactives and videos empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. REVEL's unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Pearson's bestselling titles to life. REVEL's media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task.
• Located throughout REVEL, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on.
• REVEL’s integrated writing tools enable educators to introduce writing — among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking — into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden. Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion.
• REVEL’s fully mobile learning experience enables students to read and interact with course material on the devices they use, anywhere and anytime. Responsive design allows students to access REVEL on their tablet devices and smart phones, with content displayed clearly in both portrait and landscape view.
• Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.

Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts

• REVEL’s assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. And when students know what is expected of them, they're better motivated to keep up.
• REVEL’s performance dashboard lets educators monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. It offers actionable information that helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task. Of particular note, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining – which helps educators identify students who might need help to stay on track.

Engaging features bring concepts to life

• Brief Anthro Connections features at the beginning of each chapter direct students’ attention towards an aspect of culture that relates to recent current events, helping students to see the relevance of anthropology to contemporary issues around the world.
• Culturama features provide an enticing glimpse into a particular cultural group. These one-page profiles include a pair of photos and an annotated map to help students visualize the material presented.
• Anthropology Works features help students recognize the practical applications of anthropological knowledge in tackling contemporary social problems. Topics include Paul Farmer’s work in providing health care in Haiti, Laura Tabac’s applied research on men’s risky sexual practices in New York City, and Australian Aboriginal women’s collaboration with an anthropologist to document and preserve their cultural heritage.
• Eye on the Environment features present exciting examples from around the world that enable students to see how culture and the environment interact.

Compelling content helps students learn actively

• Think Like an Anthropologist features prompt students to reflect and think critically about what they’re learning. Some of these boxes present cultural examples that connect to everyone’s lives. Others introduce a problem and show how it has been studied or analyzed from different anthropological perspectives.
• Thinking Outside the Box questions encourage students to go beyond what they read in the text, prompting them to relate issues covered in the course to their own cultural experiences. Located at the end of each chapter, these thought-provoking questions promote class discussion or can serve as a basis for a class project.

Tools help students retain what they’ve learned

• NEW! Learning Objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter and below the three major chapter headings help students focus on what matters most as they read. Learning Objectives Revisited at the end of each chapter provide a helpful review of the key points related to each Learning Objective.
• A carefully curated and designed map program complements the text. Detailed captions help students to make connections between the map and information regarding resources, population, and language.
• A robust in-text glossary helps students keep up with important terminology. Definitions of key concepts are provided where the concept is first mentioned and defined. A paginated list of key concepts appears at the end of each chapter. And a closing glossary contains a complete list of key concepts together with definitions.

New key concepts and contemporary examples ensure relevance

• NEW! Each chapter contains updated material including examples from the latest research, current population statistics, and new and revised key concepts.  
• NEW! Chapter 1 covers the relevance of cultural anthropology in addressing the Ebola epidemic.
• NEW! Chapter 2 features a new key concept, “computational anthropology,” discussion of “diffraction” in commodity studies, an updated Culturama feature on the Trobriand Island, and discussion of sexual discrimination within the discipline.
• NEW! Chapter 3 features a discussion of hyperconsumerism, an example of the effects of global consumer demand on a small Pacific island where phosphate mining has increased and the indigenous population has been displaced, and three new key concepts: “division of labor,” “subjective well-being,” and “mobile money.”
• NEW! Chapter 4 offers an update on the increased flexibility of China’s One Child Policy, a new key concept, “heteronormativity,” and an updated Culturama feature on the Amish.
• NEW! Chapter 5 includes discussion of zoonotic diseases as a sub-type of infectious diseases and coverage of a new key concept, “stigma.”
• NEW! Chapter 6 includes material on touch as a way of communicating kinship in Central India.
• NEW! Chapter 7 offers material on emerging social inequality within “racial” categories in South Africa based on life histories and an updated Culturama feature on the Roma.
• NEW! Chapter 8 includes revised statistics about incarceration as well as an updated Culturama feature on the Kurdish people.  
• NEW! Chapter 10 offers new material about the Ngarrindjeri and their land claims in Australia. It also includes a revised definition of “revitalization movements,” the chapter’s key concept.
• NEW! Chapter 11 offers fresh material on the role of art in post-conflict situations.
• NEW! Chapter 12 features updated migration statistics throughout.
• NEW! Chapter 13 offers updated statistics on indigenous peoples as well as material on careers in international development — and how students can best pursue such careers.

Dynamic content matched to the way today's students read, think, and learn brings content to life

• Integrated within the narrative, interactives and videos empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. REVEL's unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Pearson's bestselling titles to life. REVEL's media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task.
• Located throughout REVEL, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on.
• REVEL’s integrated writing tools enable educators to introduce writing – among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking – into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden. Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion.
• REVEL’s fully mobile learning experience enables students to read and interact with course material on the devices they use, anywhere and anytime. Responsive design allows students to access REVEL on their tablet devices and smart phones, with content displayed clearly in both portrait and landscape view.
• Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.

Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts

• REVEL’s assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. And when students know what is expected of them, they're better motivated to keep up.
• REVEL’s performance dashboard lets educators monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. It offers actionable information that helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task. Of particular note, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining — which helps educators identify students who might need help to stay on track.

Tools help students retain what they’ve learned

• Learning Objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter and below the three major chapter headings help students focus on what matters most as they read. Learning Objectives Revisited at the end of each chapter provide a helpful review of the key points related to each Learning Objective.

New key concepts and contemporary examples ensure relevance

• Each chapter contains updated material including examples from the latest research, current population statistics, and new and revised key concepts.  
• Chapter 1 covers the relevance of cultural anthropology in addressing the Ebola epidemic.
• Chapter 2 features a new key concept, “computational anthropology,” discussion of “diffraction” in commodity studies, an updated Culturama feature on the Trobriand Island, and discussion of sexual discrimination within the discipline.
• Chapter 3 features a discussion of hyperconsumerism, an example of the effects of global consumer demand on a small Pacific island where phosphate mining has increased and the indigenous population has been displaced, and three new key concepts: “division of labor,” “subjective well-being,” and “mobile money.”
• Chapter 4 offers an update on the increased flexibility of China’s One Child Policy, a new key concept, “heteronormativity,” and an updated Culturama feature on the Amish.
• Chapter 5 includes discussion of zoonotic diseases as a sub-type of infectious diseases and coverage of a new key concept, “stigma.”
• Chapter 6 includes material on touch as a way of communicating kinship in Central India.
• Chapter 7 offers material on emerging social inequality within “racial” categories in South Africa based on life histories and an updated Culturama feature on the Roma.
• Chapter 8 includes revised statistics about incarceration as well as an updated Culturama feature on the Kurdish people.  
• Chapter 10 offers new material about the Ngarrindjeri and their land claims in Australia. It also includes a revised definition of “revitalization movements,” the chapter’s key concept.
• Chapter 11 offers fresh material on the role of art in post-conflict situations.
• Chapter 12 features updated migration statistics throughout.
• Chapter 13 offers updated statistics on indigenous peoples as well as material on careers in international development – and how students can best pursue such careers.