Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Catalog description

This course introduces students to core concepts in cultural anthropology, the branch that studies human cultures in their diversity and variation. Topics include ethnocentrism and cultural relativity, fieldwork and ethnography, gender and kinship, race and ethnicity, sickness and healing, and the global economy. Understanding cultural anthropology helps to reveal how people create meaning and make sense of the world. Students gain career skills in critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and intercultural competence. GCP Coding : (ROC) (INTC).