Anth 1100 (F)-Fall 2008
This page is for Anthropology 1100 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Friday mornings throughout the fall semester of 2008.
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Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Textbooks:
Ember, Carol R. and Melvin Ember. 2009. Human Culture: Highlights of Cultural Anthropology. Toronto: Pearson Ed.
Barker, John. 2008. Ancestral Lines: The Maisin of Papua New Guinea and the Fate of the Rainforest. Toronto: Broadview.
Syllabus/Handouts By Week
Note: The required readings for each week are listed on the syllabus. This web page is not a substitute for the syllabus and should be used in conjunction with the syllabus.
Week 1: September 5 - Introduction
Syllabus
Questions for Ember and Ember
Questions for Barker
Instructions for Completing Chapter Reviews
Questions for Film ‘Cannibal Tours’
North America Map
World Map
Week 2: September 12 - Methods
Assignment 1 Handout (Due October 10)
Week 3: September 19 - Economic Anthropology
Questions for Tahltan Slides
Week 3 Slides
Week 4: September 26 - Exchange Systems
Questions for film ‘Ongka’s Big Moka’
Reminder: Review #1 is due in class today.
Weeks 5 & 6: October 3, 10 - Kinship
Blank Kinship Charts and Other Kinship Handouts
Readings Questions for Ember and Ember (Weeks 7-13)
Assignment 2 Handout
Midterm I Exam Study Guide
Reminder: Assignment #1 is due on October 10
Week 7: October 17 - Midterm Exam
Week 8: October 24 - Religion
Questions for Film ‘Witchcraft Among the Azande’
Week 9: October 31 – Social Groups and Stratification
Week 10: November 7 - Political Anthropology
Questions for Film ‘The Mursi’
Week 11-12 - November 14, 21 - Language/Communication
Handouts for Language and Communication
Reminder: Review Assignment #2 is due November 21
Week 13 – November 28 - Culture Change
Questions for Film ‘Hunters and Bombers’
Final Exam Study Guide
Reminder: Observation Assignment 2 Due in Class on November 28
Reminder: Final Exam During Exam Period
Exam Date: December 4, 2008 (8:30a in Room B2250)
Other Resources
For a list of web-based resources and websites related to Anthropology 1100, check my del.icio.us account. (Constantly updated.)
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