Investigating Culture

The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing aspects of cultural anthropology to students, features a series of revisions, updates, and new material. Offers a refreshing alternative to introductory anthropology texts by challenging students to think in new ways and apply cultural learnings to their own livesChapters explore key anthropological concepts of human culture including: language, the body, food, and time, and provide an array of cultural examples in which to examine themIncorporates new material reflecting the authors’ research in Malawi, New England, and SpainTakes account of the latest information on such topical concerns as nuclear waste, sports injuries, the World Trade Center memorial, the food pyramid, fashion trends, and electronic mediaIncludes student exercises, selected reading and additional suggested readings