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ANTH& 100 Survey of Anthropology (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Formerly ANTHR 110-CCN

Course Description
A survey of biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology.

Student Outcomes
1. Identify and define the four major sub-disciplines of anthropology.
2. Define and apply key elements of the anthropological approach: holism, comparativism, cultural relativism and the culture concept.
3. Identify and define anthropological research methodology and research techniques.
4. Identify and discuss the basic principles of biological evolution and evolutionary theory.
5. Discuss the hominid fossil record.
6. Identify and discuss principles of archaeological methods and interpretation.
7. Describe the development of human society and culture over time.
8. Identify and discuss social organization, identity, and lifeways in cross-cultural perspective.
9. Describe the complex inter-dependency of language, thought, and culture.
10. Describe the basic principles of sociolinguistics.



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