ANT 121 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement. This course meets the Diversity Requirement.

Explore the diversity that defines human experience and apply cross-cultural thinking to contemporary social problems. Introduce the concepts, theories, and methods of cultural anthropology with a focus on holism and cultural relativism. Using an ethnographic approach, examine various aspects of cultures across the globe, such as subsistence strategies, political organization, social identities and hierarchies, marriage, family and kinship systems, religious behavior, health, language, creative and artistic expressions, and issues of power in relation to colonialism, socio-economic discrimination, and global inequalities.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A .

Crosslisted: Also offered as ANT 121H ; credit is not given for both ANT 121 and ANT 121H .

Note: Typically offered at MC; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Identify and explain key concepts, theories and debates in contemporary, cultural anthropology
Connect social and cultural practical practices to larger contexts of politics, economics and power
Apply anthropological perspectives to critique ethnocentric assumptions and to address contemporary, human problems
Effectively communicate anthropological findings learned in the course.