SOC 2400 - Faces of Culture

Institution:

Iona University

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Description:

This course, which includes 26 half-hour television programs, presents the basic concepts of culture, including subsistence patterns, organizing devices, patterns for transmission of culture, economics, political organization, social control, and culture change. Methods of anthropological research and major theoretical orientations are also described, and examples of cultural variations are shown, including traditional and modern societies. Attention is given to examining one's own culture from an anthropological perspective. Not open to students who have taken SOC 2414. Same course as CDS 2400. 4 credits. N

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.iona.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 633-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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