Thus anthropology has much to contribute to the understanding of the major issues that divide contemporary society and endanger world peace.

For one of the joys of contemporary society is the sublime pleasure in being friends with erstwhile lovers.

Sixty photographic portraits chosen from more than 5,000 entries capture the face of contemporary society in its myriad different guises.

It is precisely that cultural relativism informing the comparative approach that now provides the unspoken credo of contemporary society.