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ANT 1001 - Cultural Anthropology

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course introduces students to the discipline of cultural anthropology. Students learn about the nature of culture, or webs of interconnected symbolic systems that differ between human societies.  Students also learn about the various theories that anthropologists have employed to explain culture and the concepts and methodologies used to objectively examine human cultures. The course also considers various aspects of culture such as marriage, political organization, exchange, gender, religion, and stratification. The goal of this course is to develop within students a deeper appreciation for, and a clearer understanding of, the rich cultural diversity of our world. (prereq: none)
Note: This course meets the following Raider Core CLO requirement: Embrace Diversity or Exhibit Curiosity.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Describe the basic concepts and terms of cultural anthropology
  • Explain the theories of culture used by anthropologists over the historical course of the discipline
  • Explain the methods and theories that surround the production of ethnographic data
  • Explain the differences between ethnography and ethnology
  • Explain the comparative methods used in ethnology to create generalized data across cultures
  • Describe differences in social organization, exchange systems, and religious systems between cultures
  • Exhibit appreciation of cultural diversity in the world and understand this diversity in an unbiased manner
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Course Topics
  • Definition of culture
  • Disciplinary concepts used to examine culture
  • Theories of culture
  • Language and culture
  • Environmental adaptations and culture
  • Exchange systems
  • Marriage
  • Kinship
  • Enculturation
  • Gender
  • Political organization
  • Social inequality and stratification
  • Religion
  • Art and aesthetics
  • Ethnicity
  • User experience and cultural anthropology
  • Globalization
Coordinator
Dr. Patrick Jung


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