Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Searchable Course Catalog

header image

ANTH0103X-F20

Cultural Anthropology
Discussion

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.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92152
Subject Code:
ANTH
Course Number:
0103
Section Identifier:
X

Course

ANTH 0103

All Sections in Fall 2020

Fall 2020

ANTH0103A-F20 Lecture (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103X-F20 Discussion (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103Y-F20 Discussion (Oxfeld)
ANTH0103Z-F20 Discussion (Oxfeld)