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Oct 09, 2024
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SOAN 101 - Introduction to Anthropology: Investigating Humanity FDR: SS4 Social Science - Group 4 Distribution Credits: 3
Prerequisite: first-year or sophomore class standing. This course is an introduction to the four subfields of anthropology: physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. The course explores how we humans understand each other, what we do, and how we got to where we are today. Topics include human evolution; cultural remains in prehistorical and historical contexts; connections among language and social categories like gender, class, race, and region; and social organization in past and present contexts. Concepts such as culture, cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, and global and local inequalities are discussed.
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