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ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology


Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CD, 4SS

An introduction to cultural anthropology through an examination of basic concepts, methods, and theories that anthropologists employ in order to understand the unity and diversity of human thought and action cross-culturally. Language and culture, kinship and the family, politics and conflict, religion and belief, and the impact of social change and globalization on traditional institutions are some of the topics to be considered in a range of ethnographic contexts.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: C. Biruk, B. Pineda
Prerequisites & Notes
Sections taught by C. Biruk may count toward the major in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies


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