ANT 112 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Offered as needed
Lecture- 3
3 credit hrs/3 contact hrs
Comparative study of culture focusing upon primitive and nonwestern societies. The basic institutions of human society such as kinship, religion, law, politics, and economics are compared to provide an awareness of the relevance of anthropology to contemporary society.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Understand and appreciate the concept of culture, from the perspective of anthropologists. Name and describe the branches of anthropology. State how anthropology differs from the other social sciences. Explain the methods of anthropological fieldwork. Describe what culture is and how it is shared. Recognize underlying similarities as well as the wide range and variability of human cultures. Outline the mechanisms for cultural transmission. Understand the relationship between culture and the individual. Gain a broad cross-cultural background against which to view contemporary issues in American society. Identify the way linguists study modern day languages. Discuss the main characteristics of the lives of hunter-gatherers, horticulturalists, agriculturalists, and industrialists. Discuss the varying forms of marriage patterns. Illustrate how the kindred works in Western Society. Explain why religion is part of all societies. Discuss the processes involved in cultural change.