[PDF] A Companion To Cognitive Anthropology eBook

Author : David B. Kronenfeld
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,9 MB
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 111911165X

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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars. Demonstrates the importance of cognitive anthropology as an early constituent of the cognitive sciences Examines how culturally shared and complex cognitive systems work, how they are structured, how they differ from one culture to another, how they are learned and passed on Explains how cultural (or collective) vs. individual knowledge distinguishes cognitive anthropology from cognitive psychology Examines recent theories and methods for studying cognition in real-world scenarios Contains twenty-nine key essays by leading names in the field

Author : Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Publisher : Cram101
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 28,1 MB
Release : 2013-05
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ISBN : 9781478491576

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Author : William Bechtel
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 1999-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780631218517

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Unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to cognitive science.

Author : Maurice Bloch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 39,23 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521006155

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One of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of social scientists.

Author : Conerly Casey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0470997222

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This Companion provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures. Brings together original essays by leading scholars in the field Offers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change Key issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and ethnocentrism, violence, identity and subjectivity

Author : Didier Fassin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1118959507

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A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various currents, approaches, and issues in this important new discipline, examining topics such as the ethnography of moralities, the study of moral subjectivities, and the exploration of moral economies. Investigates the central legacies of moral anthropology, the formation of moral facts and values, the context of local moralities, and the frontiers between moralities, politics, humanitarianism Features contributions from pioneers in the field of moral anthropology, as well as international experts in related fields such as moral philosophy, moral psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroethics

Author : D. Douglas Caulkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1118325575

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The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropological study of complex organizations Details how organizational theory and research in business has adopted anthropology’s key concept of culture, inspiring new insights into organizational dynamics and development Highlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging from symbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks for studying contemporary organizations Addresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions of multinational corporations and of non-governmental organizations working in the globalizing economy Topics covered include organizational dynamics, entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models and team building, organizational dysfunctions, global networked organizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate culture and social responsibility Presents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth of the field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for the importance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-first century

Author : Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Publisher : Cram101
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 11,87 MB
Release : 2012-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781478410034

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Author : Scott Atran
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 1993-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521438711

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Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, this work traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and demonstrates how the science of plants and animals has emerged from the common conceptions of folkbiology.

Author : Merrill Singer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 16,21 MB
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1405190027

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A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today. Provides an expert view of the major topics and themes to concern the discipline since its founding in the 1960s Written by leading international scholars in medical anthropology Covers environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health, and other topics