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Exams will be essays constructed from the list of questions posed as the chapter titles and chapter subheadings of the text, which are most easily reviewed in the “Table of Contents” section of the text.
One of the four main characteristics of American Anthropology is fieldwork, a primary research technique, involving “participant observation," which usually means living among the people one is interested in learning from and about.
It would be wonderful if for anthropology classes we could just rent a bus or charter a plane and drive or fly off for a year or more to learn first-hand from the people themselves. Money, time, and practicality prohibit that, so the next best thing—when it comes to studying anthropology—is going to places and viewing subjects by film. And we will do a lot of that in this class, as is typical of anthropology classes. More information on Visual Anthropology is available on-line at <http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1604/visual_anthropology.html#title>.
Laptops are welcome in the classroom. Many find a laptop quite useful in following the lectures as lectures are web supported. If you are new to the world of "technology" don't worry too much about that, or using the materials in your folder. Things may not "work" for you at first, but hang in there and we'll help you along.
With all of these materials you will be expected to share your ideas and comments with others in the Class Forum and Wikis. I'm looking forward to that.
You will find that there are "an awful lot" of materials on-line—maybe even too many!
But don't worry. You will find the required materials center stage in your folder. Most of the rest of the materials are optional.
Then have a look at your Gradebook folder, which gives a nice listing of the actual requirements and due dates for the course. (You'll find the link for that in the upper-left-hand corner of the top of page one of your folder <https://moodle.umn.edu/>.)
Then have a look at the "Course Overview" in Block 1 (the top of page one) of your folder <https://moodle.umn.edu/>.
So once again, welcome to Anth 1604 Cultural Anthropology. This will be a great course, and a great experience. You will see. . . .
If you have any questions right now, please do not hesitate to post them on the "Messenger" or e-mail troufs@d.umn.edu, or stop in before class at Cina 215.
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Designed for and by today's students in every detail, CULTURAL ANTHRO was developed from over sixty student and faculty members to provide a more engaging and accessible solution that appeals to different learning styles at a value-based price. This concise CULTURAL ANTHRO text includes all of the key concepts that your instructors require and a full suite of learning aids to accommodate your busy lifestyle including chapter-by-chapter study cards, self-quizzes, downloadable flash cards, and more. Learn how to think like an anthropologist about pressing new topics such as the economic downturn, terrorism, and the human impact on the environment using a unique question-and-answer format and chapter-ending case studies.
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Numerous comparisons of world cultures with American culture encourage students to recognize their own cultural perspectives.
PROBLEM 1: How can people begin to understand beliefs and behaviors that are different from their own?
Question 1.1
Why Do Human Beings Differ in Their Beliefs and Behaviors?
Question 1.2
How Do People Judge the Beliefs and Behaviors of Others?
Question 1.3
Is It Possible to See the World Through the Eyes of Others?
Question 1.4
How Can the Meanings That Others Find in Experience Be Interpreted and Described?
Question 1.5
What Can Learning About Other People Tell Americans About Themselves?
2. The Meaning of Progress and Development
PROBLEM 2: How do we explain the transformation of human societies over the past 10,000 years from small-scale, nomadic bands of hunters and gatherers, to large-scale, urban-industrial states?
Question 2.1
Why Did Hunter-Gather Societies Switch to Sedentary Agriculture?
Question 2.2
Why Are Some Societies More Industrially Advanced Than Others?
Question 2.3
Why Don't Poor Countries Modernize and Develop in the Same Way as Wealthy Countries?
Question 2.4
How Do Modern Standards of Health and Medical Treatment Compare with Those of Traditional Societies?
Question 2.5
Why are Simpler Societies Disappearing?
3. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and the Nation-State
PROBLEM 3: What is globalization, and what does ithave to do with me?
Question 3.1
How Do We Define Happiness and Well-Being?
Question 3.2
Where Does the Wealth Needed to Sustain Growth Come From?
Question 3.3
What Kind of Economic System is Necessary to Sustain Growth?
Question 3.4
What Is the Role of the Nation-State in Sustaining Growth?
Question 3.5
2012 Why Do Economies Collapse?
2009 What Are the Effects of the Need for Perpetual Growth on Society, and Is It Possible to Redefine What Is Good and Desirable?
4. The Social and Cultural Construction of Reality
PROBLEM 4: Why do people believe different things, and why are they so certain that their view of the world is correct, and others are wrong?
Question 4.1
How Does Language Affect the Meanings People Assign to Experience?
Question 4.2
How Does Symbolic Action Reinforce a Particular View of the World?
Question 4.3
How Do People Come to Believe What They Do, and How Do They Continue to Hold to Their Beliefs Even if They Seem Contradictory or Ambiguous?
Question 4.4
2012 Can Humor be Used to Resolve the Contradictions inherent in Languge and Metaphor?
2009 How Does the Way We Live Affect Our Beliefs and Rituals?
Key research problems on 'culture and meaning,' 'the idea ofprogress,' 'globalization,' 'neoliberalism','the social and cultural construction of reality,' 'family relations,' 'identity,' 'social hierarchy,' and 'conflict' are discussed using a participatory, active-learning approach
Robbins includes integrated student exercises and simulations that can be used for written assignments, class discussions, or group work
Numerous comparisons of world cultures with American culture encourage students to recognize their own cultural perspectives
The Book Companion Website includes password-protected, downloadable classroom resources for instructors, as well as review questions and quizzes for students
Key research problems dealing with beliefs, behaviors, family relations, and social constructions include critical thinking questions and open every chapter
Integrated students exercises allow you to work individually or in a group to critically evaluate and discuss the pros and cons of cultural beliefs and behaviors seen in the world around you
Numerous comparisons of world cultures with American culture encourage you to recognize your own cultural perspectives
The Book Companion Website includes review questions and chapter-by-chapter quizzing
New chapter on Globalization, neoliberalism and the nation-state, Chapter 3, that presents material on the pros and cons of a globalized world
Chapter 2 includes more material on the impact of change on indigenous peoples, while Chapter 4 includes a new case study on anthropology and a career in political consulting
End-of-Chapter case studies in applied anthropology will be fewer and richer (including maps), for a more in-depth look at researching a problem
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