Faces of Culture Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Faces of Culture: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 26: The Future of Humanity

  Preserving diverse cultures.

• Season 2 Episode 25: Cricket the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in Culture Change

  Cultural change; blending cultures.

• Season 2 Episode 24: Culture Change

  Case studies examine cultural adaptation.

• Season 2 Episode 23: New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts

  Black Indians and Mardi Gras.

• Season 2 Episode 22: The Arts

  Expressing creativity, spirituality, heritage in art and music.

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Asmat of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion and Magic

  Religion and magic; impact of economics and modernization on religion.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Religion and Magic

  Animism; religious rituals; demons; magic; faith.

• Season 2 Episode 19: Social Control

  Maintaining social control; sanctions; polygraphs; peace.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Political Organization

  Bands; tribes; chiefdoms; states.

• Season 2 Episode 17: The Aymara: A Case Study in Social Stratification

  Class systems; economic and social patterns.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Age, Common Interest and Stratification

  Age-grading; group unity; common interests; stratification.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Kinship and Descent

  Kinship; centralized government; classifying kin.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Kinship and Descent

  Inheritance; children's names; married names; family names.

• Season 2 Episode 13: The Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage and the Family

  Case studies examine extended families.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Family and Household

  Families; inheritances; child-rearing; shelter.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Sex and Marriage

  Marriage customs; polygamy; arranged marriages; bride market.

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology

  The cargo system mixes economics and religion.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Economic Anthropology

  Economic principles; barter; the marketplace.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Patterns of Subsistence: The Food Producers

  Food production; rituals; intensive agriculture.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Patterns of Subsistence: Food Foragers and Pastorialists

  Foraging for food; producing food.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Alejandro Mamani: A Case Study in Psychological Anthropology

  Case study examines mental illness and death.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Psychological Anthropology

  Enculturation; raising children; character; personality; mental illness.

• Season 2 Episode 4: Language and Communication

  Language; animal communication; thought; body language.

• Season 2 Episode 3: How Cultures Are Studied

  Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon; studying cultures; ethics.

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Nature of Culture

  Culture; behavior; beliefs; attitudes; skills.

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Nature of Anthropology

  Human similarity and diversity; survival.

Faces of Culture: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 26: Anthropology and the Future

  Studying and preserving cultures.

• Season 1 Episode 25: The Future of Humanity

  Preserving diverse cultures.

• Season 1 Episode 24: Cricket the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in Culture Change

  Cultural change; blending cultures.

• Season 1 Episode 23: Culture Change

  Case studies examine cultural adaptation.

• Season 1 Episode 22: New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts

  Black Indians and Mardi Gras.

• Season 1 Episode 21: The Arts

  Expressing creativity, spirituality, heritage in art and music.

• Season 1 Episode 20: The Asmat of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion and Magic

  Religion and magic; impact of economics and modernization on religion.

• Season 1 Episode 19: Religion and Magic

  Animism; religious rituals; demons; magic; faith.

• Season 1 Episode 18: Social Control

  Maintaining social control; sanctions; polygraphs; peace.

• Season 1 Episode 17: Political Organization

  Bands; tribes; chiefdoms; states.

• Season 1 Episode 16: The Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology

  The cargo system mixes economics and religion.

• Season 1 Episode 15: Economic Anthropology

  Economic principles; barter; the marketplace.

• Season 1 Episode 14: The Aymara: A Case Study in Social Stratification

  Class systems; economic and social patterns.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Age, Common Interest and Stratification

  Age-grading; group unity; common interests; stratification.

• Season 1 Episode 12: Kinship and Descent

  Kinship; centralized government; classifying kin.

• Season 1 Episode 11: Kinship and Descent

  Inheritance; children's names; married names; family names.

• Season 1 Episode 10: The Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage and the Family

  Case studies examine extended families.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Marriage and the Family

  Marriage; family.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Alejandro Mamani: A Case Study in Psychological Anthropology

  Case study examines mental illness and death.

• Season 1 Episode 7: Culture and Personality

  Culture's impact on personality.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Language and Communication

  Language; animal communication; thought; body language.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Patterns of Subsistence: The Food Producers

  Food production; rituals; intensive agriculture.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Patterns of Subsistence: Food Foragers and Pastorialists

  Foraging for food; producing food.

• Season 1 Episode 3: How Cultures Are Studied

  Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon; studying cultures; ethics.

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Nature of Culture

  Culture; behavior; beliefs; attitudes; skills.

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Nature of Anthropology

  Human similarity and diversity; survival.