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AN 102 1310 Classroom assignment: Barnes 403 This course introduces students to the study of cultural anthropology. It examines some basic concepts, research methods, and theories. This course will address some important characteristics of anthropology: the concept of culture and its' multiple meanings; people as social and cultural beings; linguistics and how it relates to the construction of cultural meaning; ethnographic research and how people make sense of their way of life; comparative analysis and how it helps us to understand human behavior in different periods and places. Questions to be considered are: how and why people around the world have different beliefs, attitudes, values, and physical characteristics; how do human beings interpret their lives and world; how do people decide between right and wrong; why do we have many kinds of social control strategies throughout the world; what is the role of language in transmitting culture from one generation to another? Prerequisites: None. Enrollment is limited to 24 students. A non-refundable $100 deposit is required to enroll in this course. The deposit will be credited to your final tuition payment. Back to Anthropology Department Summer Courses
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