ANTH P102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    Recent Professors
    Robert A. Simpkins, Bethany D. Ashford, Karen Oeh, Dianna D. Stifter, Mary C. Swearinger
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    34–40 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D1 · CSU GE Area E
    Description
    Prerequisite: None. Recommendation: Eligible for English P101A or equivalent. Total lecture 54 hours. This course is an introduction to how anthropologists research and explain human cultural diversity globally. Students will learn about Anthropology's development as a discipline and, through ethnographic field studies, the insights gained from the study of non-Western cultures, the consequences of colonialism and globalization, and perspectives on understanding ethnocentrism and cultural conflicts globally. Topics may include ethnographic research methods and the anthropological study of family, kinship systems, gender roles, political and economic organization, art, religion, the nature of culture change, and the ethical obligations of research on human subjects, individually and culturally. Applications of the research methods of cultural anthropologists to modern culture will also be considered. Approved for pass/no pass grading option. C-ID ANTH 120 (A/CSU/UC) PC-Area H; CSU-C2; CSU-D1; CSU-E1; IGETC-3B
    Usually Held
    Thu 11:15am–12:40pm, Mon Wed 12:50pm–2:15pm, Mon Wed 9:35am–11:00am, Tue Thu 10:30am–12:40pm