TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY

Wednesday 1 - 3.30 pm Room: RNT121
Instructor: Dr Claudia Launhardt e mail: claudial@twu.ca
Tel 604 922 4246 (9am- 9pm)
Anthropology 101
Fall 2009
Course description:
Introduction to the general field of anthropology, including reviews of scientific theories as basis of the academic research, as well as social, cultural, ethnographical and methodological topics which refer to the discipline. The course includes a study of diversity and similarity of behavior patterns, values, traditions, economical systems and customs of people in different cultural contexts- present and past.
The focus will be to enhance students understanding of human nature. This will be derived from the investigation of the variety and range of socially standardized responses to the circumstances of human living. Such insight transcends a culture- bound approach, which views things from the narrow perspective of one’s native cultural background. In each aspect of human culture this introduction seeks to provide an appreciation of other cultures as well an understanding of our values attitudes within society, lastly it reflects the perspective of our Christian faith toward society.
Text:
Ferraro, Gary: Cultural Anthropology’ an applied perspective
(Eighth EDITION) 2009 Minneapolis, West/ Wadsworth Publishing Company
Marni Finkelstein,
With no direction home: homeless youth on the road and in the streets
Thomson/Wadsworth 2005
For Anthropological theories please visit: www.as.ua.edu/ant/Faculty/murphy/evol.htm
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/anthropology/theories.html
Anthropological theories of value: Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Additional Literature is provided by Professor
Course Objectives:
1. To recognize and use anthropological method of field research which provides scientific approaches to examination and analysis of human culture and society.
2. To perceive the characteristics, view of reality and complexity of diverse cultures.
3. To develop an appreciation and respect for the diverse ways human order their lives, especially through discussion of those institutions and behaviors which characterize and form a society.
4. To relate responsibly to other cultures and to participate actively in breaking down barriers such as racism or hinder humans living in informed and compassionate co- existence.
5. To learn and use the tools and criteria of anthropological field research, that methods of examining another culture.
6 To realize that Christianity is a religion of freedom and compassion and to understand that the bible

provides a basis of respecting other cultures and behavior patterns.
Attendance:
It is the responsibility of students to attend all class sessions. Students may be barred from writing the final ex am if they have been absent with no excuse, or more than what is stated in the TWU’s policy.
Students are automatically expelled from class if they fail to be present, without a satisfactory reason, on days where they have to give a presentation or hand in an assignment. No papers are accepted after the given deadline.
Evaluation:
Grade Percentage
A+ 95-100
A 91- 94
A- 86-90
B+ 81-85
B 77-80
B- 73-76
C+ 69-72
C 65-68
C- 60-64
D 50-59
F FAILURE, below 50% must be repeated for credit
I INCOMPLETE
Course requirements:
Final grades in this course will be assigned on basis of satisfactory completion of the following:
1. Midterm exam 15%
2. Oral Presentation 30%
Every student will give at least one oral presentation of approx 5-10 minutes, where he/ she will review a certain topic covered in the class.
Students may work together in groups.
The goal of this assignment is to provide the class with a methodology, as well as an opportunity for teaching experience. The presentation can be a lecture, role playing, creating a video.
The presentation should include
- An introduction to the assignment and requirement
- Portrait of different scientific angles

- Christian world view applied to the topic
- Provision of a handout, summarizing key ideas which are presented
- Preparation of a question for class to open a discussion
Oral presentation will be graded with reference to following considerations
-Demonstrated effort -time line
- Creativity
-Quality of research
-integration of Christian perspective
-quality of handout
-demonstrated understanding of the topic
A 1-2 page handout on the day of presentation is required, handout must be send by email to Prof for review, prior class starts!
The fieldtrip to Vancouver Downtown Eastside is mandatory for all Anthropology 101 students.
Students who will be not able to take part on the fieldtrip must bring satisfactory reasons (in accordance with TWU policies) at least 2 weeks prior the fieldtrip.
3. Written assignment which deals with an anthropological issue 20%
TERM PAPER 15%
The Term paper is due November 25 2009.
There will be a deduction of a full mark if handed in later.
Late papers handed in, will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
PAPERS TO BE ACCEPTED :
Unless a separate topic has been discussed in some detail with and approved by instructor, the paper must be on one of the listed topics.
- The final draft must be typed
- No more than 10 pages or less than 5 pages
- If a topic is described in a certain culture a one page fact sheet is required. The fact sheet gives at a
Glance information about the geographical, historical, economical and social situation of that country.
- A written bibliography and sources used is required
- An introduction and ending remarks are required
- Photos, maps, statistics are most welcome
4. Final exam in December 30%
5. Class participation 10%
Possible Topics for Term paper
1. Critique on one of the Anthropological theories
(Egg... Morgan’s evolutionary theory)
2. Evaluate work and contributions of major anthropologists
(Malinowsky , Geertz, Harris, etc)
3. Describe and discuss a particular tradition in one culture and compare it with another tradition
(Egg... Death rituals in Sumatra and New York or wedding ceremonies in Nigeria and Nepal)
4. Discuss an international conflict
(Post war situation in Iraq or Afghanistan and its impact on children and their up bringing)

5. Discuss a First Nation issue in Canada

(Preserving first Nation languages, or Residential school issues)
6. Globalization
Economic pros and cons for globalization in Africa Asia or Latin America
7. Do your own field study by doing an interview with a person not from North America

A foreword of the intention of achievement for that interview is required.
Schedule for Anthropology 101 Fall Semester 2009
September 09 Introduction, syllabus, requirements, what is Anthropology? (Chapter 1)
September 16
September 23
September 30
OCTOBER 07
October 14
October 21
Concept of culture, Identity and Nationalism (chapter 2)
Applied Christian Anthropology and Culture (chapter 3)
Methods of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY chapter 5
Olympic survey, preparation- research- results
MARNY FINKELSTEIN BOOK plus chap 1-5 -
Introduction to Anthropological theories:
Midterm
First Group and Second Group presentation:
EVOLUTIONISM- DIFFUSIONISM (chapter 4)

October 28 Third and Fourth Group
November 4 survey results
AMERICAN HISTORICISM- BRITISH FUNCTIONALISM (chapter 4+5)
Fifth and Six Group
FRENCH STRUCTURALISM - Concepts of Language (chapter 4+6) hand in of
November 11
November 18
Remembrance day - no class
Anthropology of religion and super natural beliefs (ch.14)
NOVEMBER 20-22 FIELD TRIP Friday- Sunday in Downtown East side Vancouver!
Anthropology and Economics chapter 7-8 November 25
December 2 Family and Culture (chapter 9)
December 9
Final Exam
Kinship and Descent (chapter 10)
(see TWU schedule)
Bibliography for Anthropology class FALL SEMESTER 2009
Christian Anthropology
Hiebert, Paul.G
1999 Cultural Anthropology
Chapter
TWU GN 316. H53 1983 C.1.
Hedderly, Gordon
1945 The Missionary and anthropology
Chapter
TWU GN31.S6 1947 C1
Lingenfelter, Sherwood
1986 Ministering Cross culturally
266.001.L434 1986 C.1
Kraft, Marguerite
1995 Understanding spiritual power
A forgotten Dimension of cross cultural Ministry
66.001.K76 1995C.1

Evolutionism:
Voget, Fred W.:
1975 A History of Ethnology
Part II: chapter 4 and 5
TWU GN 17. V 63 (L.L) reserve section of TWU
Morgan, Lewis Henry:
1974 Ancient Society;
Edited with an introduction and annotations by Eleanor Burke Leacock. Gloucester, Mass., 1974
TWU 306.M 67 1974 reserve section
Garbarino, Merwyn S:
1977 Socio cultural theory in Anthropology a short history
Van Public library 306.09 K95i
Steward, Julian H:
1968 Multilinear evolution and process p 241-251
in: Theory in Anthropology (Manners R.& Kaplan D.)
TWU GN 4. T484 1968 reserve section
White, Leslie A:
1964 The Evolution of Culture,
in: Cultural and social Anthropology, Petre Hammond (ed)
page 26-43 & page 406-427
TWU GN 8. C 85 1964 reserve section
Winters, Christopher:
1991 Biography of Bachofen J, Morgan Henry, Tylor Edward B., Steward Julian,
International Dictonary of Anthropologists
Vancouver Public library soc-Ref 301-092 I 61W RESERVED AT LIBARAY
Charles Winick
1970 Dictonary of Anthropology
GN 11.w5 1970 c.1 Reserved at library
John Bodley
1996 Anthropology and contemporary Human problem
Chapter 4 p 88 ff & chapter 5 Reserved at library
Blute, Marion:
1979 Sociocultural Evolutionism: an untried Theory,
in: Behavioral Science 24 (p. 46-59)
Carneiro, Robert A.:
1973 The Four Faces of Evolution,
in: Honigman, John ed. Handbook of Social and Cultural Anthropology Chicago 98 (p.89-110)
Cohen, Ronald:
1962 The Strategy of Social Evolution
in: Anthropologica (Ottawa) 4 ( p.321-48)
Barnouw, Victor:
1987 Introduction to Anthropology Ethnology
Chapter 2 p. 21-26

TWU GN 25. B 37 1987 reserve section
Marxist Anthropology or New Economic Anthropology
Bloch, Maurice:
1983 Marxism and Anthropology: A history of a relationship
Chapter 1 and 5
O'Laughlin, Bridget:
1975 Marxist Approaches in Anthropology, in: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol 4 (p.341-351)
Engels, Friedrich:
1972 The Origin of family private property and state
TWU HQ 504. E6 1972
Diffusionism- " Culture- Area concept"
Voget Fred, W.:
1975 A history of Ethnology
part III chapter 9 p 317-319
339-370 European culture Historics
TWU GN 17. V 63 reserve section
Graebner, Fritz:
1966 Methode der Ethnologie
W. Foy (e.d) Anthropological Publications, Oosterhout, Niederlande
Lola Romanucci- Ross
George de Voss
1995 the challenge of Anthropology
Part 1 Food and eating out 39-68
TWU GN 495.6 E 87 1995 c.1 coffee ceremony- 11 intl conference on Ethiopian studies
Cultural Anthropoloy
Harris, Marvin:
1987 Cultural Anthropology, (Harper & Row) New York
(p. 24-31) & (p.441 ff.)
TWU GN 316. H37 reserve section
Stocking, George:
1974 The shaping of American Anthropology
TWU GN6.B57 1974 C.1.
Kroeber, Alfred. L.:
1948 Anthropology race, language culture psychology
TWU GN 24. K 76 1948
Barnouw, Victor:
1973 Culture and Personality, Homewood Ill.
Chapter 4: Ruth Benedict: Pattern's of culture (p.93-112)
Chapter 6: Margaret Mead Form of the South Seas (129-147) Winters, Christopher:

1991 Dictonary of Anthropologists
Boas Franz, Graebner Fritz, Kroeber Alfred, Mead Margret
Van Public library soc REf
Benedict, Ruth:
1959 Patterns of culture
GN 400.b4 1959 a c.1.
Anthropological literature for a rainy weekend:
Barley, Nigel:
1986 A plague of caterpillars- a return to the African bush
Viking Penguin, New York
1986 The innocent Anthropologist
Viking Penguin, New York
1995 Dancing on the grave encounters with death
van lib soc 306.9 B25d
Mead, Margaret:
1978 Blackberry Winter (TWU & Van. Public Library)
Shostak, Marjorie:
1982 Nisa- the life and words of a kung woman
Cambridge, Mass. (Van Public Library)
Lee Barns, Virginia & Boddy, Janice:
1994 Aman; the story of a somali girl
Knopf- Toronto (Van Public Library)
Sister Souljah:
1994 No Disrespect
New York, Times Books (Van Public Library)
Mezelekia Nega
Under the Hyena belly
Field research:
Bernard, Harvey Russel:
1988 Research methods in cultural anthropology, Newbury Park
Burgess, Robert G.:
1982 Field research a source book and manuel
TWU HM 48. F 524 reserve section
1984 In the field. An Introduction to field research, London, Boston
Naroll, Raoul and Ronald Cohen:
1970 A handbook of methods in cultural anthropology Garden City,
Part III Field work process.
Pitt, David C.:
1972 Using historical resources in anthropology and sociology New York
Johnson, John:
1975 Doing field research, New York
TWU H 62. J 5834 reserve section

Heintze, Beatrix:
1976 Oral tradition: Primary source only for the collector?
in: History in Africa 3 (47-56) reserve section
Marcus George E. & Fisher, Michael J.:
1986 Anthropology as a cultural critique, Chicago
reserve section
Barnouw, Victor:
1987 An Introduction to Anthropology Ethnology
Part 3 p 41-58
TWU GN 25. B 37 1987 reserve section
Functionalism/ Social Anthropology:
Voget, Fred W.:
1975 A history of Ethnology Part III Chapter 13 p. 480- 538
TWU GN 17. V 63 reserve section
Barnouw, Victor:
1987 An Introduction to Anthropology/ Ethnology
Part 2: p.30-32
TWU GN 25. B 37 1987 reserve section
1973 Culture and Personality
Chap. 5: Malinowski's criticsm of Freudian Theory p.113-125
Malinowski, Bronislaw:
1944 A scientific Theory of culture, North Carolina,
Chapter I:(p. 3-6); Chapter III: (p.15-35)
Chapter VII+VIII:(p.67-85); Functional theory (p. 147-176) Van. Public Library SS Level 3
(301.2.M 25a)
Radcliffe- Brown, A. R:
1952 Method of Social Anthropology, London (p.39-41)
1952 Structure and Function in Primitive Society, London
Harris, Marvin:
1987 Cultural Anthropology, New York
P.441- ff
Evans -Pritchard, E.:
1965 The position of women in the primitive society
London, in: Social Anthropologist (p. 37-57)
Van Public Library
Raymond Firth
1964 man and culture
Theory of needs p 33 ff
Social systems p 53 ff
TWU GN8. M36 1964 c.1
Hatch Elvin
1973 Theories of man and culture
Chap V-VI
TWU GN 315.H 36 1973 C.1

Ghanon, Napoloen
1983 Yanomamo the fierce people
306.08 998.c5 1983

Structuralism
Levi-Strauss, Claude:
1987 Anthropology and myth, Part I p.11-25
TWU 362. L 47313
Manners, Robert and Kaplan, David:
1968 Theory in Anthropology
Part VIII; Chapter 51-53
TWU GN 4 T484 1968
Winters, Christopher:
1991 Dictonary of Anthropologists
Lewi Strauss, Claude; Mauss Marcel,