Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Ferraro, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495100080 ISBN 13: 9780495100089

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Explore cultural anthropology in an applied and fascinating way with Gary Ferraro's CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN APPLIED PERSPECTIVE. This contemporary and student-relevant text gives you all the key material you need for your introductory course, plus it will show you that anthropology is for you! With real world applications of the principles and practices of anthropology, this book will help you learn to appreciate other cultures as well as your own. Apply what you learn in this course to those situations that you are likely to encounter in your personal and professional life. What can you do with anthropology today? Check out the real-life examples of cross-cultural misunderstandings and issues (in our popular "Cross-Cultural Miscues" features) to view 'culture at work.' Also, the book takes a look at specialized vocabularies as illustrated by "chickspeak" (the language of single, urban, upwardly mobile women), the war in Iraq, environmental degradation, and other contemporary topics.

About this title

About the Author:

Gary Ferraro is an applied anthropologist who conducted research for extended periods of time in Kenya and Swaziland. He has served as a consultant/cross-cultural trainer for large organizations (USAID, the Peace Corps, the World Bank) and large international corporations such as IBM and G.E. Plastics. He currently works with businesses to help them cope with cultural differences at home and abroad.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0495100080
• ISBN 13: 9780495100089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 433