Encyclopedia of World Cultures . This ten volume set was prepared under the auspices of the Human Relations Area Files. Each volume focuses on a different region of the world highlighting its major ethnic groups. Each volume also contains a glossary and filmography. Encyclopedia of Multicultural America .
Essays cover distinct ethnic, ethnoreligious, and Native American groups in the United States.
Entries also include references to major organizations, associations, publications, and radio and television stations. Each entry includes a group's defining features, immigration and settlement history, demographic facts, cultural characteristics, patterns of cultural vatiation and the extent of assimilation or cultural persistence within the group. B. Anthropology 13. Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology . The extensive articles describe general concepts, aspects of human life, and contributions of current anthropologists.