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Summer 2003

 

 
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  INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Mark Glazer
OFFICE: SBS 351. Phone 956.381.2806.
Office Hours: M-F 8:45 AM-9:20 AM and by appointment.
Email for this class will be through WebCT


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ANTH 3333 UNITED STATES AND OTHER WORLD CULTURES: This course is concerned with the many aspects of human culture--including traditions, customs, folkways, and religious beliefs--on local, national, and world-wide levels. It explores topics ranging from roles and responsibilities within the family unit to the interaction of different cultures with their social and physical environment. As the course assesses important contributions of various past and present cultures, considerable emphasis is placed on similarities and differences between the United States and other world cultures. Prerequisites: 6 hours from any 2 of these areas: anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology or consent of instructor.
 
Course Objectives:
1. The major objective of this course is to learn about cultural diversity. To achieve this goal we will review the basic terminology and concepts of anthropology through cross cultural materials.

2. A second goal of the course is to achieve a better understanding of our way of life in the in the USA, and in the Valley by comparing our culture and sub cultures to the way of life of others.
 
3..Finally the course will try to achieve an understanding of anthropological data, and to collect ethnographic information.

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Designed and maintained by: Mark Glazer, Email: mglazer@panam.edu
05/16/2003