Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ((4 Credits))

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This course introduces students to the concepts, contributions, and methods of cultural anthropology, stressing the insights they offer into contemporary social issues, both in the US and abroad. The study examines the holistic perspective that anthropologists use in their discipline which is based primarily on the participant observation research method. The student will explore a variety of human societies and cultures around the world. Topics may include: kinship and social organization; beliefs, ritual, and religious systems; family and marriage; political and economic systems; science, technology, and digital ethnography; and systems of social stratification (race, ethnicity, gender, etc.).