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SOC401:CULTURALANTHROPOLOGY
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Thiscoursebasicallyfocusesuponpatternsofthoughtsandbehavior,suchasmarriagecustoms,kinshiporganization,
political and economic systems, religion, folk art, music and the way in which these patterns differ in contemporary
societies.StudentswillcometoknowaboutdifferenttheoriesofCulturalanthropologies,anthropologicalresearchand
developmentalanthropology.Itwillalsohelpstudentstostudythedynamicsofculturesandrelationshipbetweenbeliefs
andpracticeswithintheculture.Culturalanthropologyenhancesunderstandingofdifferencesandpreventsoversimplified
generalizations.Itincreasesselfknowledgeaboutourownthinking,valuesandbehaviorandhelpstodevelopcognitive
complexitythroughintegrationanddifferentiation.

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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

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Topic Lecture Resource Page

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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