Anthropology 3- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

T, W, TH 7:30-10:30 a.m. (Room 6303)

Professor Lise Mifsud, M.A.

Office Location: Cubical 2566 in the 6900 building (behind you)

Office Hour: T,TH 10:30-11:00 a.m. (and by appointment)

E. Mail: mifsud_l@yahoo.com (This is the best way to contact me.)

Course Description: This course will introduce students to the various aspects of Cultural Anthropology. We will discuss the many components of culture including: language and communication, patterns of subsistence, economic systems, sex and marriage, family and household, kinship and descent, gender and social stratification, political organization and social control, culture and the supernatural, the arts, culture change and the future of humanity.

Course Text:

Haviland, Prins, Walrath, McBride

2005, Cultural Anthropology, Eleventh Edition.

Course Requirements: There will be two midterms and a final exam. Each exam is worth 100 points. The exams will cover material from the course text and lecture material (refer to “Course Outline and Reading Assignments”).

Extra-Credit: There will be one extra-credit assignment worth ten points. The assignment will be made available after the first midterm exam.

Policy on missing an exam: Due to the short duration of summer school, there are no make-up exams given. If you do not take an exam on the date given, you will receive zero points for the exam! No exceptions!!!!

Student conduct: There are no cell phones permitted in class. You are expected to arrive on time and be prepared for class. If you need to leave class early, notify me prior to the start of the lecture. Sleeping in class is not permitted. Cheating on an exam will not be tolerated and you will receive zero points for your efforts and an “F” in the class (refer to the Class Schedule for examples of academic dishonesty).

Grading: The following is the grading scale utilized in this class and is based on the points earned out of the total points (300) available.

A=100-90%, B=89-80%, C=79-70%, D=69-60%, F=59% and below

Course Outline and Reading Assignments

Topic Text Chapter

Introduction to Anthropology 1

Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology 1

Characteristics of Culture 2

The Beginnings of Human Culture 3

Language and Communication 4

Patterns of Subsistence 6

Economic Systems 7

Midterm 1

Sex and Marriage 8

Family and Household 9

Extra-credit Assignment Due

Kinship and Descent 10

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Class 11 & Pages 135-139

Race Issues Pages 53, 80-83

Midterm II

Politics, Power and Violence 12

Culture and the Supernatural 13

The Arts 14

Applied Anthropology N/A

Medical Anthropology N/A

Culture Change 15

Anthropology and the Future 16

Final Exam/Last day of Class

Exam dates will be given in class.

Note: This schedule is subject to change to accommodate films, class pace, etc.