COURSE INFORMATION CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

 

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SECTION 4019 - TUESDAY/THURSDAY 9:40-11:00 - MARINA EDUCATION CENTER - INSTRUCTOR: Dr. JOSEF GAMPER
First Midterm: March 17
Second Midterm: April 14
Final Examination: May 16 at  9:40 a.m.

 

 Anthropology 4 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  - Spring 2009

COURSE INFORMATION SHEET FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

BASIC INFORMATION

Instructor: Josef (Sepp) Gamper, Ph.D.

Class Format: Three hours lecture.

Advisory: Eligibility for English 111.

Meeting Times: Tuesday/Thursday 9:40-11:00\

Meeting Place: MT3 Marina Education Center

Units: Three

Texts: Mirror for Humanity. Kottak (6th Edition)

           Annual Editions:  Anthropology 09/10

http://www.mpcfaculty.net/sepp_gamper

This course is repeatable if a student receives a D or F.

RATIONALE FOR COURSE

The course is of direct utility to majors in anthropology, sociology, teaching, religion, political science, history, law, psychology, nursing, and art. As part of the student's general education, it relates to all transfer programs.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the class students will have

been introduced to methods of scientific examination of cross-cultural differences.

expanded their knowledge of world ethnography.

developed a greater interest in and appreciation of the different cultures of the world.

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Students are expected to read all required materials and to seek clarification and integration of these materials. Initiative on part of the students in asking meaningful questions is also expected.

Two midterm examinations, one term paper and one final examination are scheduled. Examinations will cover lectures, class discussions, films, and all required readings. Students must take all examination at the scheduled times. Make-up tests will be granted only for special circumstances. Grades will be assigned on the basis attendance, performance in the midterms, the final examination, and participation in class discussions.

CREDIT/NO CREDIT GRADE OPTION

This course may be taken for credit/no credit. Students must declare intent to earn credit/no credit and sign a credit/no credit form.

INCOMPLETE GRADE

A student may receive a grade of incomplete only if he or she has completed two thirds of the course work assigned, has a grade of C or better, and has consulted with me for our mutual approval.

ATTENDANCE

Any student who misses more than ten hours of class work will be dropped from this course regardless of academic standings in this class.

COURSE OUTLINE

What is Anthropology?

Ethics

Culture

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

FIRST MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

SECOND MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Political Systems

Religion

Art

The World System and Colonization

Ethnicity and Race

Applied Anthropology

Cultural Exchange and Survival

FINAL EXAMINATION

 

READINGS IN

ANNUAL EDITIONS: ANTHROPOLOGY 09/10

FIRST MIDTERM PERIOD

1. Before: The Sixties

6. So You Speak American?

9. Shakespeare in the Bush

29. Body Ritual among the Nacirema

SECOND MIDTERM PERIOD

14. Sick of Poverty

15. When Brothers Share a Wife

22. Parents or Pop Culture?

31. Why Can't People Feed Themselves?

FINAL EXAMINATION PERIOD

27. Understanding Islam

32. The Arrow of Disease

36. Friendly Feudalism

39. What Native Peoples Deserve

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