Length of Course: One semester (14 weeks)

 

Classroom Hours Per Week: 4 hours lecture

 

Number of Credits: 3 credits

 

Prerequisite: C+ or higher in English 098 or LWA 099 placement or equivalent external score , Anthropology 110

 

A comparative study of culture. While the basic aim of the course remains the understanding and comparison of ethnographic studies, the focus is on the significance of religion, political organization, language, cultural change and the arts. Students are expected to demonstrate familiarity with the concepts of adaptation and evolution and the cross-cultural perspective developed in Anthropology 110.

 

Weeks 1  - 2               Chap.    4        Language and Communication
Weeks 3 - 4                             10       Social Stratification and Groupings
Weeks 5 - 6                             11       Political Organization & The Maintenance of Order
Weeks 7 – 8                            12       Religion and the Supernatural
Weeks 9 - 10                           13       The Arts
Week 11                                   14       The Anthropology of Health
Weeks 12 - 13                         15       Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity
 

Quizzes (multiple choice, short essay questions) 30%
Research Paper/Project 10%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 30%
Discussion/class participation 10%

 

Haviland et el, Cultural Anthropology (3rd Canadian Edition); Chodkiewicz, Ed., Peoples of the Past and Present

 

SFU: SA 1XX (3)
UBC: Anth 100 (3)
UVic: Anth 100 level (1.5 units)

 

Ron Stuart, B.A. (McGill), M.A. ( British Columbia)
Greg Farmer, M.A. (Virginia)