ANTH 244 - Africa

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This course will be a general introduction to the societies and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. The goal of this course is to provide background information on traditional patterns of African life. This course will provide a foundation for understanding modern African ethnography, sociology, politics, and economics, which require a knowledge of traditional society and culture. The course will illustrate the differences and similarities of Africa's people and cultures. It will look at their geography, environments, languages, and food-getting practices. Major emphasis will be placed on the different culture areas and their typical social organizations and cultural practices. Among those are marriage and kinship, power and social control, seniority systems, thought, and religion. The rise of the African states will be considered at the end of the course. No prerequisite. 3 semester hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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