Anthropological perspectives -- Culture and communication -- The organization of society and culture -- Other families, other ways -- Gender and status -- Religion, belief and ritual -- Sociocultural change: the impact of the West.
This book] contains a variety of articles on contemporary issues in social and cultural anthropology ... This anthology provides an opportunity to read firsthand accounts by anthropologists of their own research. [In the book], the articles have been chosen from both professional and nonprofessional publications for the purpose of supplementing the standard textbook in cultural anthropology that is used in introductory courses.-To the reader.