INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

 

Linda Jerofke, PhD

Office:  114A Ackerman

Phone: 962-3179

Office Hours:

          8-8:50 Monday, Wednesday and Friday

          11-11:30 Tuesday and Thursday

          and by appointment

Email:          ljerofke@eou.edu

          

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:  Cross-cultural overview of human society and organization. The concept of culture, language and society, subsistence strategies, cultural ecology, kinship, religion and worldview will be discussed.

 

COURSE SCHEDULE:

 

WEEK 1 (March 31-April 6) INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH METHODS

 

WEEK 2 (April 7-11) ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, CONSUMPTION AND EXCHANGE

 

WEEK 3 (April 14-18) BIRTH, DEATH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

 

WEEK 4 (April 21-25) ILLNESS AND HEALING

 

WEEK 5 (April 28-May 2) KINSHIP AND DOMESTIC GROUPS

 

WEEK 6 (May 5-9) SOCIAL GROUPS, STRATIFICATION AND POLITICS

 

WEEK 7 (May 12-16) COMMUNICATION

 

WEEK 8 (May 19-23) RELIGION AND MAGIC

 

WEEK 9 (May 26-30) EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

 

WEEK 10 (June 2-6) CULTURE CHANGE

 

FINALS WEEK (June 9-13)

 

TEXTBOOK AND READINGS:

Ø     Miller, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

 

Ø     Other readings will be assigned at the beginning of the week and will be in the form of posted lectures and online/web assignments.

 

GRADING:

50% Quizzes

25% Reaction papers

25% Discussion Board participation

 

STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT:  Eastern Oregon University places a high value upon the integrity of its student scholars.  Any student found guily of an act of academic misconduct (including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, or theft of an examination or supplies) may be subject to having his or her grade reduced in the course in question, being placed on probation or suspended from the university, or being expelled from the university-or a combination of these.  (Please see Section II of the 2002-2003 Student Handbook and Planning Calendar Campus Citizenship (Academic), p.32ff; Campus Citizenship (Behavior), p.41ff.

 

*****NOTE:  Class schedule and assignments may be altered during the course of the term as needed.