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Course #: 201
Social Anthropology
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at
a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1.
Digital Description:
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0
Lab hours:
0.0
BL: [ ]⅓ [ ]½ [ ]⅔ [ ] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)
2.
Catalog Description:
Broad, general introduction to social/cultural anthropology, the purpose of which is
to acquaint the student with what anthropology is, what anthropologists do and
why; to familiarize the student with the outlines of the history of anthropology; the
concepts and tools of the discipline; its investigatory procedures, theoretical
positions, subject matter, aims and achievements. (Core B)
Minimum Grade Required
3.
4.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:
None
Other:
None
Learning Outcomes
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
 Describe the discipline of social anthropology, what social anthropologists
do, and why they do it
 Summarize the history of the development of social anthropology from
E.B. Tylor through Marvin Harris
 Analyze the investigatory procedures and theoretical positions included
within the discipline
 Discuss the nature of bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states
 Compare different kinship terminology and descent systems
 Describe different marriage systems, religions, and family structures found
throughout the ethnographic world.
 Explain the variety of subsistence strategies and economic systems
operating in societies around the globe
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Social Sciences
Global Studies
ANTH
Course #: 201
Social Anthropology
Identify the importance and function of ethnographic fieldwork in social
anthropology
Planned Sequence of Instruction
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
Weeks Spent
6.
1
--description of what sociocultural anthropology is, what its distinctive
characteristics are, and how it is traditionally subdivided;
3
--overview of the origins and history of anthropology as a professional
discipline, including the relationship of anthropology to its sister
disciplines in (a) the social/behavioral sciences, (b) the physical and
biological sciences, and (c) the humanities.
1
--overview of the major theoretical frameworks found within anthropology;
1
--review of what anthropologists do today (as well as what they did in the
past and what they are likely to do in the future);
4
--evolutionary overview: presentation of the five major "types" of
societies: hunter-gatherers, horticulturists, pastoral nomads, agriculturists,
and industrialists;
4
--institutional overview: presentation of cross-cultural variation in such
institutional spheres as economic organization, political organization,
kinship and descent, marriage, familial organization, religion, etc., as well
as a cross-cultural review of such major topics as
socialization/enculturation, life-cycle practices, sexual differentiation,
incest taboos, "modal" personality types, and so on.
Assessment of Student Learning
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed
above.]
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is
part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan
has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the
division office.
7.
List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning
Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory,
A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,
BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship,
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Course #: 201
Social Anthropology
F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily
accessible to students.]
Basic core text for this course: any of the several standard introductory
textbooks that are periodically revised and updated. For example:
FULL-TIME TEXTBOOKS: EXAMPLES:
Haviland, William A. Cultural Anthropology. (Latest Edition) New York, NY:
Harcourt Brace.
Lee & Searles. Faces of Culture. (Latest Edition). New York, NY:
Harcourt Brace.
Text selection is left to discretion of the individual instructor.
SUPPLEMENTAL: (Provide a list of recommended types of texts since this
syllabus is a generic document not a specific course outline. Actual choice left to
discretion of individual instructor.
(1) Any of the several dozen short ethnographies (150-200 pages). These paperback books are
written specifically with undergraduate students in mind. Examples:
--Bascom, W. The Yoruba. (Latest Edition). Prospect Heights, IL:
Waveland Press.
--Chance, N.A. The Eskimo of North Alaska. (Latest Edition).
New York, NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston.
--Dentan, R.K. The Semai. (Latest Edition). New York, NY: Holt
Rinehart & Winsont
--Downs, J.F. The Navajo. (Latest Edition). Prospect Heights, IL:
Waveland Press.
--Hoebel, E.A. The Cheyennes. (Latest Edition). New York, NY:
Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
--Hostetler & Huntington. The Hutterrites in North America.
(Latest Edition). New York, NY: Thompson Learning
--Keiser, R.L. The Vice Lords. (Latest Edition). New York, NY: Holt
Rinehart & Winston.
--Pospisil, L. The Kapakuku Papuans. (Latest Edition). New York,
NY: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
--Williams, T.R. The Dusun. (Latest Edition). New York, NY:
Irvington Publishers.
(2) Any of the standard collections of readings, compiled especially for introductory
courses, that are periodically revised and updated. For example:
--Langness, L.L. Other Fields, Other Grasshoppers. Philadelphia,
Lippincott.
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Social Anthropology
--Spain, D.A. The Human Experience. Homewood, IL: Dorsey Press.
--Spradley & McCurdy. Conformity and Conflict. Boston, MA: Little,
Brown.
ADJUNCT TEXTBOOKS:
Haviland, William A. Cultural Anthropology. (Latest Edition) New York, NY:
Harcourt Brace.
Lee & Searles. Faces of Culture. (Latest Edition). New York, NY: Harcourt
Brace.
Text selection is left to discretion of the individual instructor.
SUPPLEMENTAL: (Provide a list of recommended types of texts since this
syllabus is a generic document not a specific course outline. Actual choice left to
discretion of individual instructor.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
(1) Any of the several dozen short ethnographies (150-200 pages) published by
Holt, Rinehart & Winston. These paperback books are written specifically with
undergraduate students in mind. Examples:
--Bascom, W. The Yoruba. (Latest Edition). Prospect Heights, IL:
Waveland Press.
--Chance, N.A. The Eskimo of North Alaska. (Latest Edition).
New York, NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston.
--Dentan, R.K. The Semai. (Latest Edition). New York, NY: Holt
Rinehart & Winsont
--Downs, J.F. The Navajo. (Latest Edition). Prospect Heights, IL:
Waveland Press.
--Hoebel, E.A. The Cheyennes. (Latest Edition). New York, NY:
Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
--Hostetler & Huntington. The Hutterites in North America.
(Latest Edition). New York, NY: Thompson Learning
--Keiser, R.L. The Vice Lords. (Latest Edition). New York, NY: Holt
Rinehart & Winston.
--Pospisil, L. The Kapauku Papuans. (Latest Edition). New York,
NY: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
--Williams, T.R. The Dusun. (Latest Edition). New York, NY:
Irvington Publishers.
(2) Any of the standard collections of readings, compiled especially for introductory
courses, that are periodically revised and updated. For example:
--Langness, L.L. Other Fields, Other Grasshoppers.
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Course #: 201
Social Anthropology
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.
--Spain, D.A. The Human Experience. Homewood, IL: Dorsey
Press.
--Spradley & McCurdy. Conformity and Conflict. Boston, MA:
Little, Brown.
8.
Prepared by Faculty Member: Corwin Hale
Date: 9/29/11
9.
Approved by Department Chairperson: Brian Gurian
Date: 9/29/11
10.
Approved by Academic Division Dean: Diane Thompson
Date: 10/7/11
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335,
subchapters A / B.
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the
policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is
consistent with the college mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar
courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and
universities.
11.
Associate Dean, Curriculum & Assessment: Karen Tombs-Harling
Date: 10/17/11
12.
Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Ronald R. Young
13.
Original Date of course approval by the college: 197020
14.
Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
Date: 10/18/11
Review: February 2003
Textbooks Updated: April 2002, March 2003
Reviewed 12/2003: Revisions made: None. (kmb)
Reviewed 12/2004: Revisions made: None. (pas)
Project review: 03/2006: Revisions: Learning Outcomes, List of Texts (pas)
9-22-11-Catalog description: removal of “Occasional Video Course offering.”
Reviewed 9/2011: Revisions: None: (pas)
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