ANTH 110 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology

WR 115  or BT 113  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: Examines human social organizations, the meaning of culture and its diverse forms and structures, cultural growth and expansion, and the nature of cultural change. Explores various key anthropological topics that may include language, ritual, kinship, the arts, globalization, religion and political and economic structures. Examples are drawn from small scale societies and from industrialized societies. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental anthropological concepts and theories.
• CLO#2: Identify and describe cross-cultural patterns in economic, political, religious and kinship systems. (ILO: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Global Consciousness)
• CLO#3: Analyze how social institutions and various elements of culture are integrated in any given society.
• CLO#4: Analyze the social processes by which personal identity is negotiated and constructed.
• CLO#5: Analyze the role of cultural ideologies and institutions in shaping human behavior and choices, including the impact of institutional inequities.
• CLO#6: Describe basic causes and processes of social and cultural change.