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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): ANTHRO2 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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 varying 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 the confrontation and/or convergence of local
and global culture patterns in the post World War II period.
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. Variations in collecting and analyzing cultural data
A. Ethnography
B. Ethnology
III. Cultural relativism and objectivity
IV. Language and communication in individual and global cultural contexts
V. Human relationships with nature
A. Subsistence
B. Patterns of environmental balance
VI. Economic exchange in various cultural and global settings
A. Reciprocity
B. Market exchange
VII. Kinship, marriage, and the family
A. Gender roles
B. Kinship systems and terminologies
VIII. Childrearing and its relationship to personality in regional and global settings
IX. Religious or belief systems as forces of human unification and/or conflict
X. 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 at least 20 pages/wk in texts or supplementary readings.
2. Two to ten learning assessments, which may include quizzes, short essays, or group projects.
3. Write a minimum of 750 words in the form of analyses, reaction papers, field studies or book reviews.
4. Two to four exams including a final.
5. Independent study required of all students in the form of museum assignments completed in the Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum or similar SRJC venues. A minimum of 2 hours of museum study is required over the course of the semester.
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 - 40% |
| 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
55 - 65% |
| Essay and multiple choice exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Required SRJC Museum (or similar venues) visitation and assignment | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Cultural Anthropology. 12th edition. Haviland, Wm. A. , et.al.. New York: Harcourt Brace: 2008
Cultural Anthropology, 8th edition. Schultz, Emily A. and Lavenda, R.H. New York: Oxford University Press: 2011
Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 7th edition. Kottak, C.P. New York: McGraw Hill: 2011
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