Anthropology and Sociology

Spanning the period from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries, this text contains almost six hundred individually-signed entries from a global team of contributors and offers an important, and overview of the historical & contemporary reach of anthropological research.

This 5 volume work presents articles on topics within all major subfields of anthropology. Entries may provide biographical information of major theorists as well as suggestions for further reading.

Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade.

This work introduces the key concepts in the study of anthropology and includes suggestions for further reading.

This handbook presents extensive articles on major topics in sociology, bringing them into the 21st century. Entries on a topic will cover its historical development, the current state of research, and also possible directions of future research.

An A-Z resource on sociology, this "dictionary" contains definitions as well as more extensive articles. Theories, theorists, major debates, and key topics are covered.

Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the discipline. Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors. Each entry includes references and suggestions for further reading.

Includes biographies of theorists, definitions of terms, and longer essays on major topics in sociology.

A practical guide to conducting ethnographic research, covering topic selection, data collection, analysis, and presentation. It offers hands-on advice for beginners, focusing on written ethnography but applicable to other formats like ethnographic film.

A series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings.