This collection of contemporary ethnographic articles illustrates how anthropologists employ a variety of theories and data collection methods to address why people think, act, form social groups, and engage in the cultural practices they do.

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Pamela Stern is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University. She has taught the introduction to cultural anthropology course there and at the University of Waterloo, as well as a variety of more advanced course offerings including research methods courses. Her research focusses on how Canadian individuals and communities respond to and shape the conditions of modern life and in doing so participate in making public policy.

"This is a marvellous compilation of Canadian and global content. . . . The editor has done a fabulous job putting sources together and contextualizing them for the reader." --Terry Webb, Western University

"[This text] represents the fascinating range of topics that contemporary anthropologists are currently researching and writing about." --Vinay Kamat, University of British Columbia