This course is an introduction to the cultures and customs of human groups throughout the world with the aim of understanding how cultures function based on their world views. Topics include subsistence methods, religious belief systems, linguistics, economics, political organization, kinship, gender, sex, marriage and family systems, social stratification, and globalization. This course stresses anthropological concepts such as culture, cultural relativism, holism, ethnocentrism, cross-cultural comparisons, world view, culture change, and fieldwork.
- Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
- Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Textbook: Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Course - View textbook and course related items in Bookstore
Instructor:
David Leitner, leitnerd@smccd.edu
IGETC: 4A-Anthropology - Canada
Section Information as of Wednesday, December 4 2024 - 06:59:37 pm
Course status: Open
InstructorSection | Meeting Date | Meeting Time | Days | Building | Room | Section | Section Description |
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AA - Lecture and/or Discussion
Instructor:
David Leitner
Meeting Date: 01/14-05/15 Meeting Time: 9:45am-11:00am Days: T, Th Building: 03 Room: 0254 |
01/14-05/15 | 9:45am-11:00am | T, Th | 03 | 0254 | AA | Lecture and/or Discussion |
Critical Dates for this Course | Date |
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Last day to add class | January 27, 2025 |
Last day to drop with a refund | January 27, 2025 |
Last day to drop without a "W" | February 2, 2025 |
Last day to drop with a "W" | April 23, 2025 |
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass Grading Option | May 15, 2025 |