ANTHRO 2 - Cultural Anthropology

    Recent Professors
    Denman J. F., Minzenberg E. G.
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ANTHRO 2
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1
    Description
    Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) Satisfies Global Citizenship Cultural Anthropology is the study of human society and culture, analyzing both similarities and differences amongst cultural groups. This course will introduce students to important socio-cultural concepts used by cultural anthropologists including material culture, social organization, religion, kinship, ritual and symbolic systems, race, ethnicity, and language amongst others. Students will examine how cultural anthropologists understand the notion of culture in the study of human behavior in different regions of the world. The ethnographic method as a key methodology will be stressed throughout this course.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:15am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 2:15pm–3:35pm, Mon Wed 9:30am–10:50am, Wed 11:15am–12:35pm