ANTH 115 - Cultural Anthropology

Institution:

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

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Description:

3 class hrs. - 3 credits FALL, spring This course will provide the student with an introduction to the substantive and theoretical nature of social and cultural anthropology. The course will examine preindustrial populations within a worldwide context, however both North and Middle American native cultures will be emphasized. An economic/ecological approach will be utilized in studying two radically different production modes: (1) hunting and foraging; and (2) the continuum spanning incipient cultivation to intensive hydraulic agriculture. The sociocultural consequences of these varied technologies will be a major concern of the course, namely social structure and the evolution of political and religious systems. Students completing this course should have an emerging appreciation for the notion of “humanity,” and a respect for the diversity found in the preindustrial world and inpreindustrial technology. This course does not require ANTH 114 as a prerequisite.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cobleskill.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 255-5525

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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