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Anthro 1 Cultural Anthropology 3 Units None %A"IA "IC&'N'TT' A( "ALLOS
The goal of cultural anthropology is to understand human diversity in all its various manifestations around the world. Cultural anthropologists are interested in how societies and cultures work – how people in different places adapt to their environment, the various symbolic syste systems ms they they use to commun communica icate te with with each each other other,, the politi political cal and religi religious ous syste systems ms that that regulate their lives, the ways families are structured, and the ways they make a living. Course O*+e$ti,es
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After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. earn about people! people!ss practices practices around around the world, world, both to broaden their understandi understanding ng of how culture structures and patterns the lives of different groups, and to gain a better understanding of their selves. ". To understand understand how diff different erent people people understand understand the the world around around them. them. #. To unders understan tand d their their e$perien e$periences, ces, values, values, and social social system systemss diffe differr from from those those of others. %. To gain e$posure e$posure to anthrop anthropologi ological cal research, research, methods, methods, and and analysis. analysis. &. To become become familia familiarr with with the basic basic analyt analytic ic concept concepts, s, techni'ues techni'ues,, and vocabula vocabulary ry of the discipline of cultural anthropology. Course "e#uire-ents
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Course Outline
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"'%I) Introdu$tion to Culture and Anthropology • The %ethods • Understanding '$ono-ies and %odes o/ rodu$tion • A Loo0 at Consu-ption and '$hange •
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%I)T'"% 'a-ining Birth and )eath • Understanding ersonality2 Identity2 and &u-an )e,elop-ent • A Loo0 at Illness and &ealing • A Loo0 at %arriage and )o-esti$ Li/e •
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"'!INAL 'a-ining So$ial .roups and So$ial Strati/i$ation • A Loo0 at oliti$s and Leadership • Understanding So$ial Order and So$ial Con/li$t • A Loo0 at Co--uni$ation •
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INAL 'a-ining "eligion • The 'pressi,e Culture • A Loo0 at eople on the %o,e • 'a-ining )e,elop-ent Anthropology •
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Boo0s
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1. Abelos, Ale$ 7. ociology with 8ntroduction to Anthropology in a 9lobal 0erspective "55/ ". 4iller, arbara 2. The Anthropology of Culture Third (dition
Internet Sour$es
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http:**www.slideshare.net*0aul74c2owell*introduction;to;anthropology http:**www.slideshare.net*lanceabalos*what;is;anthropology http:**en.wikipedia.org*wiki*Cultural