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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANTHRO 2 | Title:
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
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| Full Title:
Cultural Anthropology |
| Last Reviewed:4/25/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Exploration of human cultural diversity and interrelationships on a global scale. Comparative analysis of traditions such as kinship, childrearing, religion, magic, political systems, language, and relationship to nature.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Exploration of human cultural diversity and interrelationships on a global scale. Comparative analysis of traditions such as kinship, childrearing, religion, magic, political systems, language, and relationship to nature.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
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| Social and Behavioral Sciences
Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | D7 | Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | 4A | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: ANTH 120 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANTH2 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Explain how culture functions by describing variations in cultural traditions (including social structures, systems of value, notions of identity, power structures, and spiritual beliefs) using appropriate anthropological terminology.
2. Compare and contrast historical and contemporary approaches to anthropological study, including the professional ethical obligations of anthropologists using contemporary methods to study human groups today.
3. Analyze the economic, political, and sociocultural forces of globalization and evaluate how they are reshaping various cultures today.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and analyze patterns of diversity (uniqueness) and global
culture (interconnected or interrelated patterns of culture).
2. Identify and apply the concepts of cultural relativism,
ethnocentrism, and globalization.
3. Evaluate various human responses to similar social and environmental
challenges.
4. Apply introductory terms and concepts used in contemporary
ethnographic description.
5. Locate on a world map a diversity of cultures presented in readings
and class sessions.
6. Synthesize and critique various field methods and theories regarding
the study of culture today and in the past.
7. Classify and analyze patterns of cultural change due to European
Colonialism in the past and influence of globalization in the present.
Topics and Scope
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To be explored in local, regional, and global (or interconnected) contexts
I. The concept of culture in local and global use today
II. History of Anthropological Theory
III. Variations in collecting and analyzing cultural data
A. Ethnography
B. Ethnology
C. Applied Anthropology
D. Ethical issues faced by contemporary anthropologists
IV. Cultural relativism and objectivity
V. Language and communication in individual and global cultural contexts
Vl. Human relationships with nature
A. Subsistence
B. Patterns of environmental balance
VII. Economic exchange in various cultural and global settings
A. Reciprocity
B. Market exchange
VIII. Kinship, marriage, and the family
A. Gender roles
B. Kinship systems and terminologies
IX. Childrearing and its relationship to personality in regional and global settings
X. Religious or belief systems as forces of human unification and/or conflict
XI. Culture change and the future of globalization in anthropological perspective
A. Indigenous groups and national governments
B. Multinational corporations
C. The Internet
Assignments:
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Representative Assignments:
1. Read a minimum of 20 pages per week in course texts or supplementary readings.
2. Write a minimum of 1500 words in the form of analyses, response papers, field studies, summaries, or book reviews.
3. Optional assignments may include quizzes, projects, presentations, attendance or in-class participation.
4. Two to four examinations, including a final.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 30% |
| Reaction papers, analyses, field studies, and/or book reviews | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
60 - 70% |
| Essay and multiple choice exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Group projects and/or presentations | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Cultural Anthropology. 12th edition. Haviland, Wm. A. , et.al.. New York: Harcourt Brace: 2014 (2013).
Cultural Anthropology, 9th edition. Schultz, Emily A. and Lavenda, R.H. New York: Oxford University Press: (2013).
Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 7th edition. Kottak, C.P. New York: McGraw Hill: 2011 (2015).
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