The basic goal of Anthropology 03 is to provide a background in cultural anthropology;
so that students will be able to approach their own work and other experiences with an
anthropological point of view. This goal implies the development of a working knowledge
of the concept of culture and an awareness of the significance of cultural variation in
different social settings and situations. Students should become aware of the
relativity of human values, and the roles that culturally defined
values play in affecting the actions of individuals and groups. Students
should improve their capacities to think critically about their own values, ideas and
assumptions; as well as those values, ideas, and assumptions that might underlie
the behavioral norms of other cultures. The development of this critical approach is
applicable to other academic and professional domains; particularly in an international,
multicultural context. An anthropological perspective can be viewed as the ability to
study other cultures objectively and to withhold pre-judgment until essential evidence
is brought to bear in analyzing comparative economic, political or religious differences.
Students who complete Anthropology 03 should be able to define the concept of culture
and understand how it applies to a variety of social domains and circumstances. They
should be able to understand and discuss the role of culture in shaping all
relationships between human beings and to their physical, biological or social
environments.
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Anthropology 003 Course Syllabus
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