Table of Content
* Denotes selections new to this edition. Each chapter concludes with Connecting Cultures questions. Rhetorical Contents Preface Introduction Critical Reading for Ideas and Organization. Finding a Thesis Responding to What You Read Marking as You Read Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion A Sample Essay for Student Annotation, Edward T. Hall, Hidden Culture Keeping a Reading Journal * Writing Your Essay 1. The Family in Different Cultures Gayle Pemberton, Antidisestablishmentarianism * Amy Tan, The Language of Discretion * John Cheever, Reunion (Short Story) * Fritz Peters, Boyhood with Gurdjieff * Steve Sailer, Cousin Marriage Conundrum Gayatri Devi, A Princess Remembers Daniela Deane, The Little Emperors Connecting Cultures 2. Turning Points Sucheng Chan, You're Short, Besides! Christy Brown, The Letter 'A' Hanan al-Shaykh, The Persian Carpet (Short Story) * Sabine Reichel, Learning What Was Never Taught Douchan Gersi, Initiated into an Iban Tribe of Headhunters * Guanlong Cao, Chopsticks * Germaine Greer, One Mans Mutilation Is Another Mans Beautification Connecting Cultures 3. How Culture Shapes Gender Roles Susan Bordo, Never Just Pictures * Barbara Kantrowitz, The New Face of Marriage Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman Nawal El Saadawi, The Circumcision of Girls * Shirley Saad, Amina (Short Story) Elizabeth W. Fernea and Robert A. Fernea, A Look Behind the Veil Serena Nanda, Arranging a Marriage in India * Nicholas Bornoff, The Marriage Go-Round Connecting Cultures 4. Work and the Environment * Deborah Tannen, Ritual Fighting Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel- and- Dimed *Gerald W. Haslam, The Water Game Victor Villaseoor, Rain of Gold. *Helena Norberg-Hodge, Learning from Ladakh Tomoyuki Iwashita, Why I Quit the Company Catherine Lim, Paper (Short Story) Connecting Cultures 5. Race, Class, and Caste. *Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream Itabari Njeri, Whats In a Name? Mary Crow Dog, Civilize Them with a Stick Kate Chopin, Desirees Baby (Short Story) *Richard Rodriguez, On Becoming a Chicano Raymonde Carroll, Sex, Money, and Success Mahdokht Kashkuli, The Button (Short Story) Viramma, A Pariahs Life Connecting Cultures 6. Social and Political Issues *Philip Slater, Want-Creation Fuels Americans Addictiveness *Jeremy Rifkin, Big, Bad Beef *Eric Schlosser, Kid Kustomers Luis Sepulveda, Daisy Stephen Chapman, The Prisoner's Dilemma Panos Ioannides, Gregory (Short Story) Rae Yang, At the Center of the Storm. Connecting Cultures 7. The Other *Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures Gloria Anzaldaa, Cervicide (Short Story) Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, Individualism as an American Cultural Value Gino del Guercio, The Secrets of Haitis Living Dead Ngugi Thiongo, Decolonising the Mind *Kyoko Mori, Polite Lies David R. Counts, Too Many Bananas Connecting Cultures 8. Customs, Rituals, and Values *Harold Miner, Body Ritual Among the Nacirema *Mary Brave Bird, The Granddaddy of Them All *Jennifer Fisher, Nutcracker Nation Octavio Paz, Fiesta *Richard Keller Simon, The Shopping Mall and the Formal Garden Nabil Gorgy, Cairo Is a Small City (Short Story) Liza Dalby, Kimono Valerie Steele and John S. Major, China Chic: East Meets West Connecting Cultures Pronunciation Key Credits Search Terms Index Geographical Index Index of Authors and Titles