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| Semester: | Spring 2025 |
| Number: | 0103-111-002 |
| Instructor: | Theresa Barbaro |
| Days: | Monday Wednesday 2:25 pm - 3:40 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Blodgett Hall 211 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
This course focuses on concepts of culture and cultural relativism in the study of past and present human behavior. Students gain exposure to the tools of participant-observation and ethnography. Students examine how cultural ideas and practices shape perceptions of ourselves and others with whom we share a common world. (Learning Goals:G;Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences) |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will be able to (1) define “culture”; (2) recognize and detect the presence of culture in everyday discourse; and (3) integrate the concept of culture in observations and interpretations about behaviors and practices from around the world. Through course work, in-class group activities and debates, a short fieldwork project, and a final examination, students will have a variety of learning situations in which to demonstrate their comprehension and engagement with anthropological ways of analyzing human behavior. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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