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Course: ASB102 First Term: 1995 Fall
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 2014 Spring
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Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
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Subject Type: AcademicLoad Formula: S |
MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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1. Define anthropology as a discipline. (I)
2. Define culture. (II) 3. Define and contrast ethnocentrism and cultural relativity. (II) 4. Explain the relationship between cultural areas and natural environment. (III) 5. Define elements of an economic system in relation to societal types. (IV) 6. Define politics and the basic mechanisms of social control. (V) 7. Define the concepts of social organization and its parts. (VI) 8. Explain the relationship of kinship to descent. (VII) 9. Analyze the defining characteristics of marriage. (VIII) 10. Identify gender issues as they relate to culture. (IX) 11. Contrast nonverbal communication and language, and describe the structural components of language. (X) 12. Explain the functions of religion in culture. (XI) 13. Explain the impact of culture on the individual personality. (XII) 14. Describe the relationship of art and culture. (XIII) 15. Explain the ways in which cultural change occurs and the principles of cultural evolution. (XIV) 16. Compare and contrast developed and underdeveloped societies. (XIV) | |||
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
I. Definition of Anthropology
A. The breadth of anthropology B. Kinds of anthropology C. Methods of anthropological research D. History of socioculture anthropology II. Culture A. Definition of culture B. Ideology C. Cultural differences D. Anthropological approaches to explaining culture III. Environment, Adaptation, and Subsistence A. Environment diversity B. Biological and cultural adaptation C. Subsistence adaptations and the environment IV. Economics A. Definition of economic systems B. Production: the control and use of resources C. Distribution D. Consumption E. Social agents of economic control V. Politics A. Types of political orders B. Gender and politics C. Social control: the imposition of order D. The resolution of external conflict E. The resolution of internal conflict VI. Social Organization and Life Cycle A. Organizational patterns B. Biological traits and social statuses C. The life cycle VII. Kinship and Descent A. Kinship B. Descent rules C. Descent groups D. Kinship terminology E. Fictive kinship VIII. Marriage and the Family A. Marriage B. Marriage choice C. Negotiating marriage D. Post marital residence E. Family IX. Gender A. Sex and gender B. Diversity in male and female roles C. Gender and religion X. Language and Culture A. Human communication B. Nonverbal communication C. Language D. The structure of language E. Linguistic relativity F. Changes in language G. Language families H. Language politics XI. Religion A. The definition of religion B. Ideology in religion C. Ritual in religion D. The social organization of religion E. Religious change F. Why people are religious XII. Culture and Personality A. Culture and personality B. Status and role deviance XIII. Aesthetics and Culture A. The relativity of aesthetics B. The aesthetic experience and expressive culture C. Art forms D. The functions of art XIV. Cultural Evolution and the Contemporary World A. The process of change B. Cultural evolutionary theory C. The vanishing of non-state societies D. The effects of industrialization E. Peasant cultures | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:
4/25/1995 |