ANTH 200 - Cultural Anthropology

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100

This course is concerned with the nature of culture; an introduction to basic concepts of analyzing cultural behavior; patterning, integration, and dynamics of culture; culture and the individual and cultural change.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of ANTH 200, the student will be able to:

  • Compare the topics and interactions of the major fields of physical anthropology and cultural anthropology and the major subfields including archaeology, ethnology and linguistics
  • Explain how anthropologists study economics, the family, kinship, political and religious systems, personality development, creative expression and cultural change
  • Explain how applied anthropological research can be used in social planning and development and in problem-solving
  • Develop an understanding of culture useful in discussing cross-cultural issues in Hawaii, the United States and the world
  • Describe several cultures in Africa, Europe and the Americas, and be able to discuss culture, adaptation, language, political organization or society in these areas
  • Describe several cultures in Asia and the Pacific Islands, and be able to discuss culture, adaptation, language, political organization or society in these areas
  • Apply anthropological perspectives to explore career interests in health, human services, education and other fields
  • Produce a research paper based on fieldwork to describe a subcultural scene in Hawaii using college-level writing
  • Produce a research paper based on published ethnographic fieldwork to describe another culture using college-level writing and citations