By offering in-depth study of selected cultures to illustrate general organizing principles of society, the course provides students with skills appropriate to the understanding of foreign cultures and our own. Included are consideration of government, law, economics, and religion, and their role in understanding social change, stratification, language, and social conflict. Staff

An exploration and comparison of selected contemporary cultures, including their languages, to determine and explain their similarities and differences. An introduction to the concepts, methods, and data of socio-cultural anthropology and anthropological linguistics. (Not open to anyone who has taken ANTH A101 before September 1976) (Satisfies non-Western world studies requirement)