FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Miller, Cultural Anthropology 3/e © 2005
FEATURES of the 3RD EDITION
BOXED FEATURES:
“Lessons Applied:” These unique
additions to the Miller text allow
students to consider the “real world”
application of anthropological
research. For example:
“Unity and Diversity:” These
features demonstrate to the reader
that even the most different of
cultures share certain similarities
with regard to various facets of life.
Discussion include:
“Critical Thinking:” These boxes
give the reader the chance to
analyze an anthropological issue
with two conflicting viewpoints and
assess the conclusions made by
researchers. Miller also incorporates
critical thinking questions into photo
captions and at the conclusion of all
boxed features. For example:
UNIQUE CHAPTERS:
Chapter 2: Methods in Cultural
Anthropology (Fieldwork
Techniques)
Chapter 7: Illness and Healing
(Medical Anthropology)
Chapter 12: Language and
Communication
Chapter 15: People on the Move
(Migration)
OTHER MILLER FEATURES:
Anthropological Theory: Miller
includes material on anthropological
theory through considering three
major theoretical debates.
Contemporary Culture in the U.S.
Miller integrates cultural variation
in the contemporary United States
into most chapters. Sections include:
Looking to the Future In various
chapters, Miller addresses what she
views as “the cutting edge” in
anthropology and anthropological
research.
Examples to Check Out!
Page #
Orangutan Research Leads to Orangutan Advocacy
p. 4
Assessing the Social Impact of Native American Casinos
p. 95
Anthropology and Community Activism in Papua New
Guinea
Aboriginal Women’s Culture, Sacred Sites Protection and
the Anthropologist as Expert Witness
Female Infanticide in India
p. 224
The Named and the Nameless in a Cantonese Village
p. 182
Mother-Infant Talk in Western Samoa and the U.S.
p. 285
Invisible Hands Crafting Israeli Souvenirs
p. 329
Was the Invention of Agriculture a Terrible Mistake?
p. 68
Can the Internet Create Responsible Consumers?
p. 84
Cultural Relativism and Female Genital Cutting
p. 143
A Tale of Two News Stories
p. 288
Social Effects of the Green Revolution
p. 370
Along with material in every chapter on fieldwork and
applied anthropology, Miller presents an in-depth look at
research methods and data analysis in Chapter 2.
p. 304
p. 120
p. 35-43
Miller offers fresh, new material on disease, diagnosis, and
prevention as well as change and advancement in
ethnomedicine.
Rather than stress formalities, Miller’s unique approach
focuses on everyday language use.
Ch. 7
p. 151-171
Miller presents extensive material on the categories of
migration as well as covers the characteristics of and
difficulties facing various groups of immigrants to North
America.
Ch. 15
p. 345-364
Discussions include: Biological Determinism vs. Cultural
Construction; Intepretivism vs. Cultural Determinism;
Individual Agency vs. Structuralism
p. 17-23
LA Riots as a Form of Exchange
p. 95-96
Ch. 12
p. 273-295
Fraternities and Body Modification Groups
p. 209-212
The Role of Development Organizations (The World Bank)
p. 374-375
Changing Households
p. 199-200
Women in Politics: New Directions?
Emerging Issues in Development
p. 246
p. 381-387
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Miller, Cultural Anthropology 3/e © 2005
Social Inequality and Social
Diversity: The Race/Class/Gender
Perspective Miller discusses the
ways in which race, class, and
gender affect one’s experience in
society.
Microcultures and Fieldwork: Class, Race, Gender and Age
Race and Genocide
Race and Friendship
Social Stratification: Race, Ethnicity and Caste
p. 10-14
p. 33-35
p. 122-123
p. 208
p. 216-220
Social Inequality and the Law
Linguistic Inequality: The Black English Dialect
p. 254-259
p. 282-284
Race as Cultural Construct