Under the subject of Cultural Anthropology:
1.How kinship (family) patterns address basic human needs and concerns
and how they interact with social institutions.
2.Social institutions (political structures, faith communities,
clubs,ethic communities, sports organizations) and their visable
outgrowths (clubs, symbols, celebrations).
3. Human experience and cultural expression: language, stories, music,
dance, artifacts, traditions, beliefs, spirituality, values, behavior)
and how they contribute to the development and transmission of
culture.
I would like to get a basic source with information on these three
topics - not a novel of information but just the surface basics on
these subjects. Is there a middle school level book or article that discusses
these cultural anthropology topics?

Also, here are some additional resources I found (on the subject of
multicultural education or contacts where you might find age
appropriate materials on basic Cultural Anthropology education:

For multicultural lesson plans for middle school students dealing with
multicultural studies (i.e. broader, or applied Cultural Anthro.
subjects for educators):

If you scroll down there are links to a bunch of lesson plans and resources here,
http://library.uwf.edu/eli/Education/multicultural_education.shtml

Here is one from the page that says it is for a multicultural lesson
plan for Middle School students,
http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/mslessons/connectivity.shtml

Here is a contact at the Smithsonian for these sorts of materials,

The Smithsonian Institution has many divisions that administer their
own exhibits, educational programs, and publications.  A Resource
Guide for Teachers, available for a small fee or on-line, includes a
list of many materials available from each museum. Smithsonian in Your
Classroom (formerly Art to Zoo) has lesson plans for elementary school
teachers, based on Smithsonian exhibits, collections, and scientists.

 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Arts and Industries
Bldg., Rm. 1163, MRC 402
 Smithsonian Institution
 Washington, DC 20560

 Although the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History does
not prepare curriculum units, it does have free information, including
leaflets, bibliographies, and a newsletter, about North American
Indians suitable for elementary and secondary school levels. The
publication,  AnthroNotes: National Museum of Natural History Bulletin
for Teachers, aims to help those teaching anthropology to utilize new
materials, approaches, and community resources, as well as integrate
anthropology into a wide variety of curriculum subjects. Each bulletin
features an assortment of anthropological topics, including
archeology, and contains illustrations and activities that may be
reproduced and distributed for educational purposes. The bulletin is
published three times a year (fall, winter, and spring) at no charge.
Teachers may be added to the mailing list by writing to:

 P. Ann Knaup
 Anthropology Outreach and Public Information Office
 Department of Anthropology
 NHB 363, MCR 112
 Smithsonian Institution
 Washington, DC 20560

anthropology.collections@nmnh.si.edu

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/outrch1.html


Here is also a page that outlines resources dealing with Archeology
topics for various age levels:

http://www.kshs.org/resource/archeteach.htm

Also, and maybe better for your questions, here is a link to a page on
the American Anthropological Association?s webpage which has links to
tons of resources on General Anthropology for educators and students
(i.e. more cultural, less Archeology related):

http://www.aaanet.org/committees/commissions/aec/resgeneral.htm

You might want to check out this Web site:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/cultural.htm.  I've found it to be
a helpful resource in the past.