ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology

    Recent Professors
    Anastasia N. Panagakos, Doris Ann Duangboudda, Lee Kraljev, Amanda M. Wolcott Paskey, Lee B. Kraljev, Priscilla LoForte, Karishma Bottari, Jason L. Edmonds and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1
    Description
    ANTH 310 Cultural Anthropology Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (formerly known as ENGWR 300) or the equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process. Transferable: CSU; UC General Education: Local GE L4; Cal-GETC Area 4 C-ID: C-ID ANTH 120 This course is an introduction to the cultures and customs of human groups throughout the world with the aim of understanding how cultures function based on their world views. Topics include subsistence methods, religious belief systems, linguistics, economics, political organization, kinship, gender, marriage and family systems, social stratification, and globalization. This course stresses anthropological concepts such as culture, cultural relativism, holism, ethnocentrism, cross-cultural comparisons, world view, culture change, fieldwork, ethics and theory. A field trip may be required at the discretion of the instructor.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:30pm–2:50pm, Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:20pm