One World Many Cultures

About this book

The best of all possible worlds! This truly global multicultural reader features contemporary selections by sixty-one internationally acclaimed authors from twenty-six countries. These compelling readings explore cultural differences in relation to race class gender and nationality challenging students to compare their experiences with those of others in radically different cultural circumstances. Thematic chapters explore cultural perspectives on human experiences around the globe; family life adolescent relationships gender roles work race and class conflicts customs rituals and values. A new chapter focuses on the role of food in different cultures.