ANTH 1200 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropology is the systematic analysis of social organization, diversity, and adaptation. This social science uses well-developed field research and interpretive theories and methodologies to understand human cultural adaptation and variation. Cultural anthropology explores the complex interrelationships of environment, family, kinship structures, political and religious organization, gender, race, and ethnicity, technology, economy including acquisition of goods and cultural modes for production of food and other necessities, arts, and language of cultures from around the globe. This course examines evolving adaptations to environmental, economic, socio-political and other changes or stresses within and between cultures from around the globe. The course examines complex relations between groups within modern nations, particularly as formerly isolated ethnic and indigenous groups encounter globalization, migration, and transnational's, and are further impacted by cultural contact, tourism, diseases, environmental issues, etc. (3 lect.) SOC
Major Topics
- History of theories and methodologies in the discipline of cultural anthropology
- The cultural basis of human life as it affects and is affected by the environment, biology, geology, etc.
- Cultural diversity and change in social organization, economics, art, religion, domestic life, etc.
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Evaluate the geological, climatological, biological, and cultural processes and circumstances that created human variation over time and around the world
2. Assess the various field research and interpretive theories and methodologies that have been used in cultural anthropology
3. Analyze the complex interrelationships of environment, family, kinship structures, political and religious organization, gender, race and ethnicity, technology, economy including acquisition of goods and cultural modes for production of food and other necessities, arts, and language of cultures from around the globe
4. Compare evolving adaptations to environmental, economic, socio-political and other changes or stresses within and between cultures from around the globe
5. Describe and interpret complex relations between groups within modern nations, particularly as formerly isolated ethnic and indigenous populations encounter globalization, migration, and transnationalism, and are further impacted by cultural contact, tourism, diseases, environmental issues, etc.
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