Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural anthropology: appreciating cultural diversity offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology.

This concise and affordable introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology addresses the needs of anthropology professors who make extensive use of ethnographies and other supplementary readings in their courses.

This first edition text examines the remarkable histories of the societies and peoples who fostered Eurasian trade and communication in the almost two millennia before 1500 C.E.

Designed for courses that make extensive use of ethnographies and other supplementary readings, this is a concise introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology. Not a standard textbook, Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology, Seventh Edition, offers an elaborated discussion of the key terms and concepts that anthropologists use in their work. The book prepares students to read ethnographies more effectively and with greater understanding.

In this revised edition, Gary Althen and Janet Bennett have added material that reflects some of the important changes that have occurred over the last decade. This edition features new material on American politics, reflecting the impact of the Bush administration as well as the election of the nation's first black president, and an updated chapter on the effects of social networking sites on meeting people and creating friendships.

Introduction to: Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology; Critical Thinking in Cross-Cultural Psychology; Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research; Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness ; Intelligence ; Emotion ; Motivation and Behavior ; Human Development and Socialization ; Psychological Disorders ; Social Perception, Social Cognition, and Social Interaction; Personality and the Self ; Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology

Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology; Critical Thinking in Cross-Cultural Psychology; Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research; Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness ; Intelligence ; Emotion ; Motivation and Behavior ; Human Development and Socialization ; Psychological Disorders ; Social Perception, Social Cognition, and Social Interaction; Personality and the Self ; Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology.