NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Remembering Farnhurst: Stories from the Delaware State Hospital, 1894-1920. See www.farnhurst.weebly.com for the table of contents and more information about my research project on the hospital. The book is available from amazon.
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In progress 2021: Marjorie O'Connell Shearon: A Most Peculiar Woman (1890-1974). An (auto)biography of Marjorie, transcribed, compiled, and edited by me. On-line only at www.marjorieoconnellshearon.com
In 2013, Waveland Press published a 20th anniversary
edition of Dancing Skeletons: Life and
Death in West Africa, which includes two additional new chapters. Dancing Skeletons is used in many high school and university anthropology courses around the country, and the first edition won the 1995 Margaret Mead Award from the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology.
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"Biocultural anthropologist Katherine A. Dettwyler, author of the Margaret Mead Award-winning Dancing Skeletons, has written a compelling and original introductory text. Cultural Anthropology & Human Experience is suitable for use in Cultural and Social Anthropology courses, and its twelve chapters easily fit into quarter or semester terms, while leaving room for additional readings, discussions, or other projects. All the standard topics are covered, but with less emphasis on method and theory and more coverage of a variety of industrial and postindustrial societies. Auxiliary materials bells and whistles have been kept to a minimum to reduce distractions and maintain a reasonable price to students. The author has chosen all the color photographs with great care to illustrate or amplify important points. Dettwyler's upbeat tone inspires students to: develop the ability to think logically, objectively, and critically about different cultural beliefs, practices, and social structures; understand that humans are "primates with culture," with a complex overlay of environmental and cultural influences; appreciate how powerful cultural beliefs and practices can be in shaping human perceptions of the world; realize that "culture" is not the same thing as social constructions of "race," "ethnic identity," or "place of geographic origin"; understand why/how cultural practices make sense within the cultures that practice them; articulate how an anthropological perspective helps discern everyday situations and interactions at the local, national, and international levels; understand that anthropology is not just an academic discipline it is a way of looking at and understanding the world; appreciate the ways cultural beliefs and practices, social structures, and human lifestyles contribute to a meaningful life. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly."To purchase your own copy of Cultural Anthropology & Human Experience, click here!
"Breastfeeding is a biocultural phenomenon: not only is it a biological process, but it is also a culturally determined behavior. As such, it has important implications for understanding the past, present, and future condition of our species. In general, scholars have emphasized either the biological or the cultural aspects of breastfeeding, but not both. As biological anthropologists the editors of this volume feel that an evolutionary approach combining both aspects is essential. One of the goals of their book is to incorporate data from diverse fields to present a more holistic view of breastfeeding, through the inclusion of research from a number of different disciplines, including biological and social/cultural anthropology, nutrition, and medicine. The resulting book, presenting the complexity of the issues surrounding very basic decisions about infant nutrition, will fill a void in the existing literature on breastfeeding."
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"An outstanding complement to any introductory textbook in general anthropology, this new reader provides a balanced presentation of all four fields. Its 44 articles focus on topics not usually covered in depth in general textbooks; more than half of the selections were published between 2000-2002, and many address controversial topics (e.g., ethnic labels, poverty, evolution, gender issues). The articles show how anthropology can help each person understand his/her heritage, and how each human culture is unique in some aspects and yet similar to others."
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To purchase your own copy of Reflections on Anthropology: A Four-Field Reader, click here!
