Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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ANTH 0103

Cultural Anthropology

Diversity and Human Nature: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
This course introduces students to the varieties of human experience in social life and to the differing approaches and levels of analysis used by anthropologists to explain it. Topics include: culture and race, rituals and symbolism, kinship and gender roles, social evolution, political economy, and sociolinguistics. Ethnographic examples are drawn chiefly from non-Western societies, from simple bands to great agrarian states. The ultimate aim is to enable students to think critically about the bases of their own culture and about practices and beliefs previously unanalyzed and unexamined. (formerly SOAN 0103) 2 hrs. lect./1 hr. disc.
Subject:
Anthropology
Department:
Anthropology
Division:
Social Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP SOC
Equivalent Courses:

Sections in Fall 2021, SA UGs Full Term

Fall 2021

ANTH0103A-F21 Lecture (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103X-F21 Discussion (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103Y-F21 Discussion (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103Z-F21 Discussion (Oxfeld)