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Dec 11, 2024
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SS 473H - Cultural Anthropology3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to assist the student in becoming a better world citizen through cultural understanding. By uncovering the sources, forces, and factors that form societies, the student will develop a deeper appreciation for, and a clearer understanding of, the rich cultural diversity of our world. The course will analyze the relationship between place/land and the individuals living in that area. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be human
- Explain that cultural differences may have roots in physical and social environments
- Demonstrate tolerance and understanding of other peoples and their ways
- Synthesize and analyze the power of place through the lens of cultural anthropology
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- What is anthropology?
- The concepts of culture
- Various schools of thought in cultural anthropology
- Evolution
- Language of culture
- Food getting
- Economic systems
- Social stratification
- Sex and culture
- Marriage and the family
- Ethnographics
Coordinator
Dr. Patrick Jung
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