ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

 
Description
Cultural anthropology is the study of humans across the globe and looking into what makes us all tick. What makes groups different, and what similarities do we have? How is family defined? A major difference between anthropology and sociology is that anthropologists focus on non-industrialized or indigenous societies, while sociologists focus on the western world. The course deals with cultural variations among living populations of the present and recent past whose cultures have been described by ethnographic fieldworkers. Topics include language and communication (not always verbal or even among humans), ritual and religion, families, kinship and marriage and aspects of culture.

1. Distinguish concepts, methodologies and theoretical frameworks specific to cultural anthropology within the broader field of anthropology.
2. Apply definitions of culture within anthropological contexts to evaluate and interpret social phenomena.
3. Describe the interrelationship of culture and human biology.
4. Differentiate between ethnography and ethnology.
5. Discuss goals, techniques and problems of ethnographic field research.
6. Explain the process of socio-cultural evolution.

1. General anthropology
2. Cultural anthropology
3. Culture
4. Ethnography
5. Ethnology
6. Language and communication
7. Families
8. Kinship and marriage
9. Ritual and religion
10. Socio-cultural evolution

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Culture Society & Citizenship

Course and Section Search