Palomar College Catalog Description
ANTH 105 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (C-ID 120, 3 units)
3 hours lecture
Transfer acceptability: CSU; UC (Satisfies GE Multicultural, GE Area D, CSU Area D, UC Area 4)
An introduction to the study of concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of socio-cultural systems. The course typically includes subjects such as subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social inequality, ethnicity, gender, culture change and the application of anthropological perspectives to contemporary issues.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Understand and apply the holistic nature of anthropology and the concept of cultural relativism.
- Explain how anthropologists study the insider point of view (emic) and the outsider view (etic) of cultures.
- Have a broad understanding of the nature of culture and the interconnections between but not limited to subsistence practices, marriage and kinship, communication, economics, political organization, gender, belief systems, race concepts, ethnicity, social stratification, and globalization.
