Amazon.com description: Product Description: This updated reader now includes a balance of classic and contemporary selections, all written by distinguished anthropologists. The previous editions' features are still present - including a clear, traditional organization, articles on both non-Western and Western societies, broad theoretical representations and helpful pedagogy. New to this edition are 16 topical articles on such topics as the impact of television on culture, women and work across cultures, differences in the ways boys and girls learn to communicate, managing child death in Brazil, birth as ritual in America, gypsies and health care, and an update on Gmelch's article on magic in baseball.