ANTH 316 - Global Forces in Culture

    Recent Professors
    Anastasia N. Panagakos
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1
    Description
    ANTH 316 Global Forces in Culture Change Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Eligibility for ENGWR 300 or the equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process. Transferable: CSU; UC General Education: Local GE L4; Cal-GETC Area 4 The course will focus on how global forces in culture change have an impact on groups of people within the United States and non-western cultures, such as European colonialism (including the slave trade), minority and indigenous people activism, and a redefinition of male and female roles with migration. The course considers such global forces as modernization, development, trade and finance, tourism, migration and refugees, transnationalism, ethnicity and diasporas, technology and digital media, and tribal cultures. Culture change will be illustrated through various ethnographic examples and includes issues such as women's issues, AIDS/ HIV, underemployment, famine, terrorism, the digital divide, and overpopulation.