ANT 102 Exploring Cultures
Sample Syllabus

The following is a sample syllabus intended to show the amount of work in the course. During summer terms this course will last five weeks. The seven week compressed terms cover the same information weeks. You will receive your syllabus the first day of class.  There are usually several quizzes, two kinship exercises, and two essay tests, and a final.

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Frequently Asked Questions

 
 Module
Topic
Assigned Readings

Doing Anthropology

1
 What is Anthropology?
Chapters in Lenkeit
and Peters-Golden
2
 Culture & Language
3
Religion
4
Fieldwork
Test 1 Multiple Choice and Essays Covering Units 1-5 due tet

Kinship in Action
6

Marriage and Family


Chapters in
Peters-Golden

7
Kinship
8

Hunter-Gatherers

9
 Bands
10
Kinship Exercise
Test 2 Multiple Choice and Essays covering Units 6-11
World Cultures 11 Horticulturalists & Pastoralists

Chapters in
Peters-Golden

12 Tribes

Chapters in
Peters-Golden

13 Chiefdoms

Chapters in
Peters-Golden

Practicing
Anthropology
(one week)
12
 Applied Anthropology
Articles on applied anthropology
Final Exam

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