Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is anthropology? -- Research methods in anthropology -- Genetics and evolution -- Human variation and adaptation -- Primates: past and present -- The first hominins -- The origins of culture and the emergence of homo -- The emergence of homo sapiens -- The upper Paleolithic world -- Origins of food production and settled life -- Origins of cities and states -- Culture and culture change -- Culture and the individual -- Communication and language -- Getting food -- Economic systems -- Social stratification: class, ethnicity, and racism -- Sex and gender -- Marriage and the family -- Marital residence and kinship -- Associations and interest groups -- Political life: social order and disorder -- Religion and magic -- The arts -- Health and illness -- Practicing and applying anthropology.