ANTH 336 - Anthropology of Sex

    Recent Professors
    Doris Ann Duangboudda
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    ANTH 336 Anthropology of Sex, Sexuality and Gender Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Advisory: ANTH 300 (Physical Anthropology) or ANTH 310 (Cultural Anthropology) with a grade of "C" or better, and eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing - formerly known as ENGWR 300: College Composition). Transferable: CSU; UC General Education: Local GE L4; Cal-GETC Area 4 This course provides an introductory overview of anthropological perspectives on sex, sexuality and gender, drawing from all four sub-fields (archaeology, cultural, linguistic, and physical). Topics will include cross-cultural comparisons of the diversity of sex, sexuality, and gender, comparisons of sexual behavior among extinct human ancestors and non-human primates such as monkeys and apes, drawing conclusions about the past from archaeological data, examining the nature/nurture debate, and examining evolutionary perspectives related to sex, sexuality and gender. A field trip may be required at the discretion of the instructor.