Cultural Anthropology
By Dr. Akash Garg, DC, MS Pharmacology, MEd, MBA · Updated October 20, 2026
Culture, kinship and being human. Free to read, practice and play, with no sign-up.
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Chapters
- 1What Is Anthropology?The four fields, holism, the culture concept & emic/etic
- 2Doing FieldworkEthnography, participant observation, methods & ethics
- 3CultureEnculturation, ethnocentrism vs relativism & cultural change
- 4Language & CommunicationLinguistic anthropology, Sapir-Whorf & nonverbal communication
- 5Making a LivingSubsistence strategies, production & forms of exchange
- 6Kinship, Marriage & FamilyDescent systems, kinship terms, marriage & residence
- 7Gender & SexualitySex vs gender, gender roles, third genders & power
- 8Race & EthnicityRace as a construction, ethnicity, racism & nationalism
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- 9Political Systems & Social ControlBands to states, power, law & conflict
- 10Religion, Ritual & BeliefShamans & priests, rites of passage, magic & worldview
- 11Art & Expressive CultureArt cross-culturally, performance, body art & identity
- 12Health & Medical AnthropologyCulture & illness, ethnomedicine & medical pluralism
- 13Globalization & Culture ChangeColonialism, global flows, migration & cultural survival
- 14Applied AnthropologyApplying anthropology, advocacy & ethics
Written by Dr. Akash Garg
Doctor of Chiropractic, MS in Pharmacology, MEd and MBA. Teaching college science since 2007.