ContentsUnit One Anthropology:The Evolution of Human Endeavor 1
Chapter 1 Anthropology:The Study of Human Beings and Their Creations 2
Chapter 2 The Concept of Culture:Understanding One Another 9
Unit Two History:The Passing of Time and Civilizations 23
Chapter 3 The Egyptian Pyramids:Houses of Eternity 24
Chapter 4 The First Emperor of China:Building an Empire and a House of Eternity 32
Unit Three Sociology:Women,Men,and Changing Roles 49
Chapter 5 The Women's Movement:From Liberation to Feminism 50
Chapter 6 The Men's Movement:What Does It Mean to Be a Man? 60
Unit Four Communication:The Influence of Language,Culture,and Gender 77
Chapter 7 Classroom Communication:Language and Culture in the Classroom 78
Chapter 8 Gender and Communication:Male-Female Conversation as Cross-cultural Communication 89
Unit Five Biology:Understanding Genetics to Genetic Engineering 103
Chapter 9 The Origins of Genetics:Mendel and the Garden Pea Experiment 104
Chapter 10 Genetic Engineering in the Biotech Century:Playing It Smart or Playing Roulette with Mother Nature's Designs? 114
Glossary 130