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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2024-2025

ANTH& 206: Cultural Anthropology

5 Cr
Quarters: F, W, S
This course examines human societies from a cross-cultural perspective.  Special attention is paid to the form and function of major cultural  institutions, including subsistence and economic systems, marriage, family and kinship systems, religion and magic and myth and ritual.  Students will also explore questions concerning status, gender, basic personality development, language, reality construction, the mechanisms and effects of culture change, the importance of cultural relativism, and the nature of anthropological investigation. 
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL& 101  and eligibility for MATH& 146  + MATH 046 .
Distribution for DTA: Social Sciences