Chabot College
Fall 2002
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Anthropology 3
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Catalog Description:
3 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
3 units
How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological, social and cultural needs,
including kinship and marriage practices, political and social organization, economic
institutions, religious and childrearing practices, social change, as well as other aspects of
cultural behavior. Emphasis on understanding other cultures on their own terms. Includes
the many subcultures making up North American populations. May be offered in Distance
Education delivery format. 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
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describe the methodologies of the social and behavioral sciences;
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identify the basic subject matter of social and cultural anthropology;
3.
demonstrate an ability to study cultural issues objectively, including the issues of
cultural diversity.
Course Content:
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What is Anthropology? Historical development of the field, its scope, aims and
relationships with other disciplines;
The aims and methodology of Social Anthropology;
The concept of human culture;
Distinctions between societies and culture;
Language and abstract symbolization as the basis for human culture;
Sex, marriage and the family;
Post-marital residence, kinship and extensions of kinship, e.g., clans and castes;
Associations and interest groups;
Social stratification;
The enculturation process including education, socialization and personality
formation;
Morals, ethics, values and laws;
Magic, religion and science;
Aesthetic expression;
Chabot College
Course Outline for Anthropology 3
Fall 2002
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Course Content (cont'd)
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Food and economic systems;
Political organization;
Cultural stability and change, e.g., through acculturation and diffusion.;
Applied Anthropology;
Anthropology and the modern world.
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture
Small and large group discussion
Audio-visual material (ethnographic documentary)
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
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Observe, record, and analyze ethnographic materials.
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Answer study questions relating to world cultures.
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Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Midterm Examinations
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Individual and/or group projects
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Essays
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Final Examinations
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Cultural Anthropology, Haviland, W., Holt/Rinehart/Winston Publishing Co., 2001, or
latest edition.
To Hunt in the Morning, Siskind, J., University of Chicago Press., 2001, or latest edition.
Special Student Materials:
None.
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Revised: 2-5-2002