10/31/2025 9:39:37 AM	ANTHRO 21 Course Outline as of Fall 1998	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ANTHRO 21	Title:  AMERICAN FOLKLORE/LIFE
Full Title:  American Folklore and Folklife
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
		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:

Survey of the forms and functions of  American oral traditions and folklife customs. Analysis of myth, legend, proverb, riddle, humor, life cycle events, and other folklore/life traditions in American community and neighborhood settings. Cultural comparisons will include no less than three of the following groups:  African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Survey of the forms and functions of American folklore and folklife traditions through the comparison of diverse American communities and neighborhoods.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
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:	Fall 2025
Area:	D G L4 D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 2010	Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D4	Gender Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
	D	Social Science		Fall 1987	Fall 2010
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
	4C	Ethnic Studies
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

demonstrate knowledgeability of both introductory folklore terms and

concepts as well as significant patterns of folklore and folklife within

no less than three of the following groups:  African American, Asian

American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples

of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin.  Students will

apply folklore terms to activities in diverse communities, analyze their

psychological or historical content, synthesize similarities and

differences in folklore and folk groups, and evaluate their knowledge and

comprehension of the course material as a tool for understanding

contemporary life in America.

Topics and Scope

1.  No less than three of the following groups shall provide text and

   example for folklore and folklife analysis:  African American, Asian

   American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous

   Peoples of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin.

2.  The concept of culture as a tool for understanding American groups.

   Folklore and folklife as culture.

3.  Definitions of the field.

   Culture                                     Tribe

   Race                                        Nation

   Ethnocentrism                               Ethnic/Ethnicity

   Cultural Relativity                         Dialect

   Cultural Universals                         Kinship terms**

   Sub-Cultures                                    **(as appropriate)

   Folklore* vs-see below

   Folklife* vs-see below

   (vs-formal institutions, national movements or groups)

4.  Origins of folklore (geographical and psychological.)

5.  Functions of folklore and folklife events (for individuals and

   society.)

6.  Folklore genre ( legend, proverb, riddle, ballad, myth, humor, etc.)

7.  The role of myth in religion and spirituality.

8.  Ritual and belief systems that support life cycle events and other

   folklife celebrations.

Assignments:

  Students enrolled in this class will be evaluated through objective

 and essay exams and through field collections with written and/or

 oral reports on those collections.  Homework (minimum of 2 hours

 per class hour) will include all textbook readings, field collections,

 and report preparations.

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 30 - 50%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers, journals and/or field notebooks
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 30 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Class Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Georges, Robert A. and M.O. Jones, 1995 Folkloristics:  An Introduction.

     Indiana University Press.

Reader similar to the attached "in press" edition or instructors

"syllabus reader."

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