Mar 28, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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 085 .
Distribution for DTA: Social Sciences