SOC 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts, theories, methods and approaches in cultural anthropology. Students will learn how anthropologists study humans’ cultures and the ways they differ across time and space. Students will also examine how anthropologists analyze the variations in how people approach and solve problems, cooperate or conflict, produce and reproduce, and express and share beliefs. Topics include the anthropological ways of understanding language, marriage, family, gender, ethnicity, social inequality, environment, globalization, law, and economics. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours