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SOC401:CULTURALANTHROPOLOGY
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LectureVideos Thiscoursebasicallyfocusesuponpatternsofthoughtsandbehavior,suchasmarriagecustoms,kinshiporganization,
CourseAssignments political and economic systems, religion, folk art, music and the way in which these patterns differ in contemporary
societies.StudentswillcometoknowaboutdifferenttheoriesofCulturalanthropologies,anthropologicalresearchand
CourseGradingScheme developmentalanthropology.Itwillalsohelpstudentstostudythedynamicsofculturesandrelationshipbetweenbeliefs
andpracticeswithintheculture.Culturalanthropologyenhancesunderstandingofdifferencesandpreventsoversimplified
generalizations.Itincreasesselfknowledgeaboutourownthinking,valuesandbehaviorandhelpstodevelopcognitive
complexitythroughintegrationanddifferentiation.
FEATUREDCOURSES CourseLearningOutcomes
MostPopularCourses Attheendofthecourse,youshouldbeableto:
MostVisitedCourses Identify and discuss key issues in modern cultural anthropology, including the study of race, gender, ethnicity,
economics,politicalsystems,andideology.
Evaluatetheroleofculturalanthropologyinthemodernworld
To look at the tremendous variety of culturally constructed ways of life and focuses on people as creative beings
bringingmeaningtotheworldandtransformingitthroughpracticalaction.
Extract the current examples of issues and concerns, taking a global approach that includes questions of gender,
class,power,inequality,raceandethnicity.
Tounderstandethnocentrismandculturalrelativity
Explorethenatureofhumanbeingsandtheirsocieties,bothpastandpresent,worldwide.
Determinetheapplicationsofculturalanthropologyinorganizationsandtheurbanenvironment
CourseCalendar
WhatisAnthropology? 1 Handouts 1
TheConceptofCultureandtheApplicationof 2 Handouts 4
CulturalAnthropology
MajorTheoriesinCulturalAnthropology 3 Handouts 7
GrowthofAnthropologicalTheory 4 Handouts 10
(Continued)
MethodsinCulturalAnthropology 5 Handouts 12
MethodsinCulturalAnthropology 6 Handouts 15
(Continued)
ComparativeStudyofProduction,Distribution 7 Handouts 18
andConsumptioninDifferentPartsofthe
World
EconomicAnthropology(Continued) 8 Handouts 21
Assignment01(Graded)
FocusingonLanguage 9 Handouts 23
FocusonLanguage(Continued) 10 Handouts 26
ObtainingFoodinDifferentCultures 11 Handouts 28
FoodandCulture(Continued) 12 Handouts 30
ObtainingFoodinDifferentCulture 13 Handouts 32
(Continued)
RelevanceofKinshipandDescent 14 Handouts 34
KinshipandDescent(Continued) 15 Handouts 36
Assignment02(Graded)
TheRoleofFamilyandMarriageinCulture 16 Handouts 38
RoleofFamilyandMarriageinCulture 17 Handouts 40
(Continued)
GenderandCulture 18 Handouts 42
GenderRolesinCulture(Continued) 19 Handouts 44
Quiz1
StratificationandCulture 20 Handouts 46
TheoriesofStratification(Continued) 21 Handouts 48
CultureandChange 22 Handouts 50
MidTermExams
CultureandChange(Continued) 23 Handouts 52
CultureandChange(Continued) 24 Handouts 54
PoliticalOrganization 25 Handouts 56
PoliticalOrganization(Continued) 26 Handouts 58
Assignment03(Graded)
PoliticalOrganization(Continued) 27 Handouts 60
PsychologyandCulture 28 Handouts 62
PsychologyandCulture(Continued) 29 Handouts 64
IdeologyandCulture 30 Handouts 66
Quiz2
IdeologyandCulture(Continued) 31 Handouts 68
Associations,CulturesandSocieties 32 Handouts 70
Quiz3
Associations,CulturesandSocieties 33 Handouts 72
(Continued)
Race,EthnicityandCulture 34 Handouts 74
Race,EthnicityandCulture(Continued) 35 Handouts 76
GradedDiscussionBoard
CultureandBeliefs 36 Handouts 78
LocalorIndigenousKnowledge 37 Handouts 80
LocalorIndigenousKnowledge(Continued) 38 Handouts 82
Quiz4
AnthropologyandDevelopment 39 Handouts 84
AnthropologyandDevelopment(Continued) 40 Handouts 86
AnthropologyandDevelopment(Continued) 41 Handouts 88
CulturalAnthropologyandArt 42 Handouts 90
CulturalAnthropologyandArt(Continued) 43 Handouts 92
EthicsinAnthropology 44 Handouts 94
RelevanceofCulturalAnthropology 45 Handouts 96
Finaltermexams
Disclaimer:Thisisatentativeplanforthesemester.Itcanbechangedifneededandstudentswillbeinformed
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