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Course Description:
The course is aimed at studying different patterns of life, through human adaptations to their environments. The students in the course will familiarize themselves with the different individual groups and their societies. The students will compare and contrast the cultures studied to their own. The concept to be aware of is that cultures are different but there is no one culture superior than another. The students will also relate how cultural anthropology is related to other sciences.
A. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):
The student will be able to:
B. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) – GENERAL:
The student will be able to:
SLO | SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 | SLO 5 |
1 | I, D | I | D | ||
2 | I, D | I, D | I, D | D | |
3 | I | I, D | I, D | I, D | |
4 | I, D | I | I, D | I, D | |
5 | I, D | D | I, D | D |
C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOS) – SPECIFIC:
The student will be able to:
General SLO 1: The students will discuss the general overview cultural anthropology and its relationship to other disciplines.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
1.1 Define anthropology, describe how anthropology is related to other social sciences |
Group discussion-students will be tasked to explain how they know anthropology through discussions and presentation. |
1.2 Explain the importance of research and ethics in anthropology |
Quiz |
1.3 Explain how anthropology is important to everyday life. |
Quiz |
1.4 Explain the challenges anthropologists face in the studies |
Test |
General SLO 2: The student will define the nature of culture in terms of its components and how it has evolved, and compare similarities in cultures studied.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
2.1 Define culture and identify concepts of culture and ethical issues that underlie studying culture |
Quiz |
2.2 List and describe the different aspects of cultures. Compare and contrast traditional and western cultures |
Group assignment/discussion-students will do an assignment on assigned culture to compare and contrast culture to their own culture. |
2.3 Define evolution and describe how man is related to other apes by means of culture |
Quiz |
2.4 Discuss the significant roles of both verbal and nonverbal language as part of culture |
Quiz |
2.5 Discuss how culture influences personality development |
Quiz |
2.6 Identify the different patterns of subsistence and adaptation |
Test |
2.7 Describe the distribution and exchange of resources in different societies |
Test |
General SLO 3: The student will describe the formation and functions of social, political, and religious groups in different societies.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
3.1 Discuss the types of marriage and their cultural and social functions |
Assignment/class work-students will do an assignment on assigned culture to do this. |
3.2 Identify types of families, their functions and why they change over time |
Quiz |
3.3 List and explain the principles used in kinship, clan and marriage that are used to organize people within societies |
Quiz |
3.5 Identify and the common-interest associations and their roles in society |
Quiz |
3.6 Explain the functions of political organizations and their means of social control |
Assignment/class work-students will do an assignment on assigned culture to do this. |
3.7 Explain the relationship between science and religion and their functions |
Test |
General SLO 4: The student will be able to discuss the causes and consequences of change in cultures, languages, customs, and religion using the holistic perspective.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
4.1 Explain what cause social movements to occur in society |
Group presentation-students will conduct research and present their findings as a group to do this. Two rubrics will be used to assess this. |
4.2 Identify the different kinds of social movements |
Quiz |
4.3 Explain how cultural context provides the means for innovation to occur |
Quiz |
4.4 Identify the cause and consequences of culture loss and acculturation |
Quiz |
4.5 Cite examples of ethnic resurgence from both traditional and western societies |
Quiz |
4.6 Give examples of how misunderstandings can be a cause and consequences to structural violence in society |
Test |
D. COURSE CONTENT
E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
None
F. REQURIED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS
Haviland, W.A., Prins, H.,Walrath, D., & McBride, B. (2008). Cultural Anthropology; The
human Challenge (12th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cencage learning. (or most recent edition)
G. REFERENCE MATERIALS
None
H. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS
None
I. EVALUATION
None
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