Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

• PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY1 What is Anthropology?2 Culture3 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology4 Applying AnthropologyPART 2 APPRECIATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY5 Language and Communication6 Ethnicity and Race7 Making a Living8 Political Systems9 Gender10 Families, Kinship, and Descent11 Marriage12 Religion13 Arts, Media, and SportsPART 3 THE CHANGING WORLD14 The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality15 Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing World

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

• PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY1 What is Anthropology?2 Culture3 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology4 Applying AnthropologyPART 2 APPRECIATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY5 Language and Communication6 Ethnicity and Race7 Making a Living8 Political Systems9 Gender10 Families, Kinship, and Descent11 Marriage12 Religion13 Arts, Media, and SportsPART 3 THE CHANGING WORLD14 The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality15 Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing World

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

• PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY1 What is Anthropology?2 Culture3 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology4 Applying AnthropologyPART 2 APPRECIATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY5 Language and Communication6 Ethnicity and Race7 Making a Living8 Political Systems9 Gender10 Families, Kinship, and Descent11 Marriage12 Religion13 Arts, Media, and SportsPART 3 THE CHANGING WORLD14 The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality15 Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing World