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SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology
We seek to provide students with excellent preparation for
majors in a wide array of social and behavioral sciences and to provide the
general education student with a keen awareness of, and value for, the diverse
richness and continuity of human society. We seek to engage students actively in
the life of the college and to demonstrate to them how learning about human
behavior contributes to a productive, fulfilling career and life experience.
The program offers introductory general education courses in
cultural and physical anthropology, one of which fulfills transfer requirements
for a laboratory science course. The core courses also constitute typical lower
division preparation for a major in anthropology, sociology, psychology or other
behavioral sciences.
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Adjunct Faculty
- Lakhbir Singh
- Nancy Casqueiro
- Steve Gravely
- Christina Milner-Rose
- Ameena Saeed
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For a current list of classes go to CLASS-Web
Course Descriptions
Anthropology 1
Physical Anthropology
3 Units
Humans as a biological species through an examination of the fossil
evidence for human evolution, behavior of nonhuman primates, and
human evolutionary biology and genetics. Emphasis on uniquely human
biological and behavioral characteristics, as well as those shared
with other animals. Current anthropological issues such as the
biological meaning of race, genetic diseases, and the influence of
evolution on human behavior.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1; IGETC: Area 4; 5B; (CAN ANTHR 2). |
Anthropology 1L
Physical Anthropology
1 Unit
Laboratory exercises developed as an adjunct to Anthropology 1
(introduction to Physical Anthropology) including the identification
of fossils through examination of fossil casts, the study of human
artifacts, observation of primate behavior and structure, and
problem solving in case studies of human genetics.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 (may be taken concurrently).
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: B3; IGETC: Area 5B
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Anthropology 2
Introduction to Archaeology: Prehistory and Culture Growth
3 Units
Prehistoric development of human culture through studies of stone
tools and other remains of the earliest human lifeways up to the
growth of technologically advanced civilizations. Emphasis on modern
archaeological theories and techniques for understanding cultural
adaptation to different ecological condition in the past. Review of
important archaeological case studies.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1; IGETC: Area 4; 5B; (CAN ANTHR
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Anthropology 3
Social and Cultural Anthropology
3 Units
How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological,
social and cultural needs, including kinship and marriage practices,
political and social organization, economic institutions, religious
and childrearing practices, social change, as well as other aspects
of cultural behavior. Emphasis on understanding other culture on
their own terms. Includes the many subcultures making up North
American populations. May be offered in Distance Education delivery
format.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1; IGETC: Area 4; 5B; (CAN ANTHR
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Anthropology 5
Cultures of the U.S.: Anthropological Perspectives on Race, Class ,
Gender and Ethnicity.
3 Units
Issues relevant to understanding race, class, gender and
ethnicity within the American setting. Historical as well as
contemporary situations of the following groups. 1) African
American; 2) Native Americans; 3) Hispanic Americans; 4)
European Americans; and 5) Asian Americans, among other groups.
Emphasis on analyzing the way that public understandings of culture
and biology are translated into social policy. Contemporary social
issues such as race relations, multiculturalism, affirmative action,
bilingual education, and the use and abuse of IQ testing.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1, D3; IGETC: Area 4. |
Anthropology 8
Native American Cultures
3 Units
Survey of the Native American cultures of North America from an
anthropological perspective, including cultural developments from
prehistory to the present. Emphasis on the great variety of Native
American perspectives and traditions, including kinship, religion,
politics, social and economic institutions, and attitudes towards
humans, animals, and nature. Current issues including movements for
social and political justice and cultural survival.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1, D3; IGETC: Area 4. |
Anthropology 12
Magic, Religion, Witchcraft and Healing
3 Units
Cross-cultural perspectives on spirituality, religious practice,
myth, ancestor beliefs, witchcraft and the variety of religious
rituals and practitioners found in the cultures of the world.
Examination of the cosmologies of different cultures through the
anthropological perspectives. Emphasis is places on how knowledge of
the religious practices and beliefs of others can help us to
understand the multicultural world in which we live. Comparison of
the ways in which diverse cultures confront the large and
fundamental questions of existence: those dealing with the meaning
of live, birth and death, and with the relationship of humans to
each other and to their universe.
3 hours. Transfer: CSU, UC; AA/AS; CSU/GE: D1, D3; IGETC: Area 4. |
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