Middlebury

SOAN0103A-F10

Topics in Sociocultural Anthro

Selected Topics in Sociocultural 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. 2 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc., 2 hrs. screen
Course Reference Number (CRN):
90354
Subject Code:
SOAN
Course Number:
0103
Section Identifier:
A

Course

SOAN 0103

All Sections in Fall 2010

Fall 2010

SOAN0103A-F10 Lecture (Oxfeld)
SOAN0103X-F10 Discussion (Oxfeld)
SOAN0103Y-F10 Discussion (Oxfeld)
SOAN0103Z-F10 Discussion (Oxfeld)