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■“Perilous Pigs: The Introduction of Swine-Borne Dis-

ease to the Americas,” by Charles C. Mann

■“Beans, Enzymes, and Adaptation to Malaria”

■“Picturing Pesticides”

ORIGINAL STUDIES

Written expressly for this text, or selected from ethnogra-

phies and other original works by diverse scholars, these

studies present concrete examples that bring specific con-

cepts to life and convey the passion of the authors. Each

study sheds additional light on an important anthropo-

logical concept or subject area found in the chapter where

it appears. Notably, these boxes are carefully integrated

within the flow of the chapter narrative, signaling stu-

dents that their content is not extraneous or supplemen-

tal. Appearing in thirteen chapters, Original Studies cover

a wide range of topics, evident from their titles:

■“Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa: Traditional Healers on

the Front Line,” by Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala

■“Ninety-Eight Percent Alike: What Our Similarity to

Apes Tells Us about Our Understanding of Genetics,

”by Jonathan Marks

■“Ethics of Great Ape Habituation and Conservation:

The Costs and Benefits of Ecotourism,” by Michele

Goldsmith

■“Reconciliation and Its Cultural Modification in Pri-

mates,” by Frans B. M. de Waal

■“Whispers from the Ice,” by Sherry Simpson

■“Melding Heart and Head,” by Sir Robert May

■“Ankles of the Australopithecines,” by John Hawks

■“Humans as Prey,” by Donna Hart

■“Paleolithic Paint Job,” by Roger Lewin

■“History of Mortality and Physiological Stress,” by

Anna Roosevelt

■“Action Archaeology and the Community at El Pilar,”

by Anabel Ford

■“A Feckless Quest for the Basketball Gene,” by

Jonathan Marks

■“Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa,”

by Katherine Dettwyler

ANTHROPOLOGY APPLIED

These succinct and compelling profiles illustrate anthro-

pology’s wide-ranging relevance in today’s world and give

students a glimpse into a variety of the careers anthropol-

ogists enjoy. Featured in seven chapters, they include

■“Forensic Anthropology: Voices for the Dead”

■“What It Means to Be a Woman: How Women

Around the World Cope with Infertility,” by Karen

Springen

■“The Congo Heartland Project”

■“Cultural Resource Management,” by John Crock

■“Stone Tools for Modern Surgeons”

gender roles in evolutionary discourse and the ways that

contemporary gender norms can shape biological theories

to studies of varied sexual behavior in nonhuman primates

and same-sex marriage. Through a steady drumbeat of

such coverage, this edition avoids ghettoizing gender to a

single chapter that is preceded and followed by resound-

ing silence.

Glossary as You Go

The running glossary is designed to catch the student’s eye,

reinforcing the meaning of each newly introduced term. It

is also useful for chapter review, as the student may read-

ily isolate the new terms from those introduced in earlier

chapters. A complete glossary is also included at the back

of the book. In the glossaries, each term is defined in clear,

understandable language. As a result, less class time is

required for going over terms, leaving instructors free to

pursue other matters of interest.

Special Boxed Features

Our text includes five types of special boxed features. Ev-

ery chapter contains a Biocultural Connection, along with

two of the following three features: an Original Study, An-

thropology Applied, and Anthropologist of Note. In ad-

dition, about half of the chapters include a Globalscape.

All of these boxed features are carefully placed and intro-

duced within the main narrative to alert students to their

importance and relevance.

BIOCULTURAL CONNECTIONS

Appearing in every chapter, this signature feature of the

Haviland et al. textbooks illustrates how cultural and

biological processes interact to shape human biology, be-

liefs, and behavior. It reflects the integrated biocultural

approach central to the field of anthropology today. New

to this edition is a critical thinking question to accom-

pany each topic explored. The thirteen Biocultural Con-

nection titles hint at the intriguing array of topics covered

by this feature:

■“The Anthropology of Organ Transplantation”

■“The Social Impact of Genetics on Reproduction”

■“Why Red Is Such a Potent Color,” by Meredith F. Small

■“Disturbing Behaviors of the Orangutan,” by Anne

Nacey Maggioncaldo and Robert M. Sapolsky

■“Kennewick Man”

■“Why ‘Ida’ Inspires Navel-Gazing at Our Ancestry,”

by Meredith F. Small

■“Evolution and Human Birth”

■“Sex, Gender, and Female Paleo anthropologists”

■“Paleolithic Prescriptions for the Diseases of

Civilization”

■“Breastfeeding, Fertility, and Beliefs”

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