Anthropology 105/Cultural Anthropology
Video Series Entitled: "Faces of Culture"

SUMMER 2002
CLASS #50007
ANTH 105 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

 

Please note that in-class hand-outs will supercede any information contained on this web site.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT
You may leave a message at my college voice mailbox: call (760) 744-1150, ext. 5028. To use it, follow the message instruction, speak slowly and clearly, say the date and time you called, your name, which class you are in, and a telephone number and time at which I can return your call. I will return your call as soon as possible.

You are strongly encouraged to use e-mail to communicate with me. My e-mail address is: nampeyo@hotmail.com. You can also reach me through the class web site at: www.hominid.net

FACES OF CULTURE
This is an introductory course in Cultural Anthropology. Participants will become familiar with the concepts and theories about the past and present nature of human cultural systems. Through 26, thirty minute video programs and seven scheduled on-campus lecture seminars the course will survey such topics as ecological adaptation, the relationship between language and culture, development of personality, subsistence systems, economic relationships, marriage and kinship patterns, religion and magic, and the patterns of culture change.

TEXT
Cultural Anthropology, 10th Edition, W. A. Haviland

TV BROADCASTS
Classes air on Cox Cable (North County) Channel 16 and Adelphia Cablevision Channel 67 on M-F 7:30-8:00am OR Tues. 2:30-5:00am. Video tapes of the programs are available for check out from the LRC located in the lower level of the library on the San Marcos campus, and the Escondido, Fallbrook, Mt. Carmel, and Ramona College Centers.

CAMPUS SEMINARS
All campus seminars will be held in room BE-1 on the following Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:40 pm.

MEETING DATES SEMINAR TOPIC ASSIGNMENT

June 26, 2002 Programs 1-3 Discussion and Participation
July 3, 2002 Programs 4-8 Discussion and Participation
July 10, 2002 Programs 9-12 Take Home Exam #1 Pick Up
July 17, 2002 Programs 13-17 Take Home Exam #1 DUE by 6:30 pm /IN-CLASS ESSAY & REVIEW
July 24, 2002 Programs 18-22 Discussion and Participation
July 31, 2002 Programs 23-26 Take Home Exam #2 Pick Up
August 7, 2002 Take Home Exam #2 DUE by 6:30 pm /IN-CLASS ESSAY & REVIEW

EXAMS and EXAM GRADING
The mid-term and final exams are a combination of take-home and in-class exams. The take home portion will consist of multiple-choice questions taken from the TV programs, text, and seminar lectures. This section of the mid-term and final exams will be given out in class and a due date and time will be announced in class. You must submit your answers to the multiple-choice questions on a Scantron Answer Form. These are available on campus; you will need two. The in-class portion of the exams requires you to write a short essay on the day you hand in the multiple-choice answers. You will be given the topic of the essay at the time you receive the multiple-choice portion, but you will have to write your answer in class. The instructor will provide the materials for the essay portion. The exam process requires you to be in class to sign out an exam copy, to complete the in-class essay, and participate in the review of your exam on the scheduled dates. These are graded activities that require full participation to receive point credit. The instruction/sign-out phase is valued at 5 points; the multiple-choice portion is valued at approximately 75 points; the essay portion is valued at approximately 75 points; the review phase is valued at 5 points. Total Point value for the course is 320. This is subject to change and modification.

Exams turned in late (more than 10 minutes), will be assessed a 10 point penalty, OR MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED, unless prior arrangements have been approved by the instructor. All make-up exams will be assessed a 10 point penalty. This is subject to change without prior announcement, and at the discretion of the instructor.

COURSE GRADE
You must complete both exams to receive credit AND a course grade. Your course grade will be based on the scores you earn on the mid-term and final exams. This grade is determined by totaling the number of points possible from both exams and figuring the percentage you earned of that total: A= 90%, B = 80%, C = 70%, D = 59%, F = less than 59%. No incomplete course grades will be given without a prior written request from the student.

ATTENDANCE AND DROPS
On time attendance at every seminar is required and expected of every student. Exam due dates and times are announced in class only. STUDENTS MAY be dropped for excessive absence (two times); for tardiness, or leaving before class is dismissed (three times). Failure to submit an exam on the required date and time without prior instructor approval may result in a failing grade for the course. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the drop dates required by the college and initiate the appropriate action. Any exceptions to the above may be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must be agreed upon by both the instructor and student, and must be in writing. Please be mindful of the drop deadlines; avoid receiving a "walk away" F grade for the course!

Important Dates to Remember

	6 wk	8 wk
Last day to apply for a refund	July 5th	July 5th
Last day to add a course	June 29th	July 2nd
Last day to apply for a Credit/No Credit	July 8th	July 11th
Last day to drop without a "W"	July 5th	July 10th
Last day to drop with a "W"	July 15th	July 22nd

 

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Any student found to be actively or passively engaged in cheating or any other form of academic dishonesty will be subject to a failing grade for the course and any other academic discipline as deemed appropriate by the college.

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION
It is recommended that students with disabilities discuss academic accommodations with the instructor during the first two weeks of the class. An alternate format of this syllabus and handouts are available upon request. Alternate format refers to the translation of print into a format that a person with a disability can comprehend, e.g., tape, e-text or Braille for blind or visually impaired

PROGRAM/SEMINAR TOPICS:
1 The Nature of Anthropology
2 The Nature of Culture
3 How Cultures are Studied
4 Language and Communication
5 Psychological Anthropology
6 Alejandro Mamani: A Case Study in Psychological Anthropology
7 Patterns of Subsistence: Food Foragers & Pastoralists
8 Patterns of Subsistence: Food Producers
9 Economic Anthropology
10 The Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology
11 Sex and Marriage
12 Family and Household
13 The Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage and Family
14 Kinship and Descent I
15 Kinship and Descent II
16 Age, Common Interest, and Stratification
17 The Aymara: A Case Study in Social Stratification
18 Political Organization
19 Social Control
20 Religion and Magic
21 The Asmat of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion and Magic
22 The Arts
23 New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts
24 Culture Change
25 Cricket the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in Culture Change
26 The Future of Humanity