Unit1 History 1 Text A My View of History (Excerpts) 3 Text B The Question of Realism: An Historian's View (Excerpts) 15 Unit2 Art 21 Text A The Origins of Modern Art 23 Text B On the Humanity of Abstract Painting 33 Unit3 Science and Technology 40 Text A Technology—The Half-Full Cup 42 Text B Artificial Intelligence Doesn't Have to Be Our Undoing 54 Unit4 Philosophy 61 Text A Cloning, Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Engineering 63 Text B Moral Philosophy 75 Unit5 Race and Nation 84 Text A Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology 86 Text B Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 98 Unit6 Society 106 Text A A Life Course Perspective on Aging 108 Text B Why Are Women So Often the Targets of Violence? 119 Unit7 Communication 126 Text A Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: At the Crossroads 128 Text B Working on Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges 140 Unit8 Education 148 Text A Technology and Creativity: Are You the Maker or the Tool? 150 Text B The Rise of Big Data 161 Unit9 Nature and Environment 169 Text A Can We Learn When We Have Enough? 171 Text B Restoring Our Balance: Valuing Community and Trust, Rather Than More “Stuff” 182 Unit10 Business 188 Text A The Influence of Stereotypes on Advertising Choices 190 Text B What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today? 201 Unit11 Belief and Culture 207 Text A The World's Newest Major Religion: No Religion 209 Text B The Evolution and Development of Religion 220 Unit12 Politics 227 Text A Shooting an Elephant 229 Text B The Heart of Darkness (Excerpts) 242