Interested in anthropology, what to read?

Question

I'm interested in cultural anthropology (maybe even considering getting a degree), but I'd like to know what you can recommend reading as an introduction to the subject, any books that are just perfect for starters?

Answer 1

William Graham Sumner: Folkways

Urs Bitterli: Savages and Civilized

Both are entertaining and informative at the same time.

Answer 2

check out:

Paul Bohannan's "High points in anthropology" (good for starting)

Malinowsky's "argonauts of the western pacific"

atkinson's "Handbook of ethnography"

Good Journeys!