TTC Audio - Peoples and Cultures of the World torrent

Category: Lecture
Language: English
Keywords: Anthropology Edward Fischer ttc
Written by Edward Fischer,
Format: MP3

Why is anthropology such an inherently fascinating subject? Because it’s all about us: human beings.

As the “science of humanity,” anthropology can help us understand virtually anything about ourselves—from our political and economic systems, to why we get married, to how we decide to buy a particular bottle of wine.

Here are just a few of the intriguing questions anthropologists study:

What does it mean if someone raises his eyebrows when he meets you?
Is there such a thing as progress? Are modern technological nations really happier and better off than “primitive” hunter-gatherer societies?
What is the cultural significance of gift giving? What are the subtle social and psychological rules we follow when we give a gift, and what obligates us when we receive one?
How common is cannibalism today? What are the types of cannibalism and the beliefs associated with them?
In American garbage dumps, what item of trash serves as a clear stratographic layer, distinguishing one-year’s trash from the next?
What’s the difference between a matriarchal and a matrilineal society? Which is more common among world cultures?
Why are Starbucks coffee shops, reality TV shows, and tourist destinations such as Las Vegas and Disneyland so popular with American consumers?

In Peoples and Cultures of the World, Professor Edward F. Fischer reveals the extraordinary power of anthropology—and his subspecialty, cultural anthropology—as a tool to understand the world’s varied human societies, including our own. As a science that incorporates many disciplines, including psychology, biology and genetics, politics, economics, and religion, anthropology probes human behavior from nearly every possible perspective.