Cultural Anthropology
By Dr. Akash Garg, DC, MS, MBA, MEd · 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, MS in Management and Leadership, MBA, and MEd degrees in Chemistry, English, Higher Education and Learning Experience Design. Teaching college science since 2007.