Spring 1998
Telecourse: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 2413 - 3172
Video series: Faces of Culture, consists of 26 half-hour television
programs
Instructor: Carol Hayman
Office: Rio Grande, Annex 250.1, 223-3403
Office Hours: MWF - 10:00 - 11:00
TTH - 10:30 - 12:00
or by appointment
e-mail: chayman@austin.cc.tx.us
Messages: Division Office - 223-3385
Vice-President's Office - 223-3003
Required Text
Cultural Anthropology. William A. Haviland. 8th edition.
Optional Text
Study Guide for the Telecourse Faces of Culture. Richard T.
Searles
Course Rules
1. Students must attend one scheduled orientation session. Failure to attend
will result in withdrawal from the course.
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January 8 6:00 pm RGC 105
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January 10 10:00 am RGC 105
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January 13 6:00 pm REA 424
2. Once an orientation session has been attended it is the student's responsibility
to drop the course, if necessary.
3. All testing deadlines are firm. Failure to take a test will result
in the grade of 0. One retake for each test is allowed. Retests must be
taken within the deadline. A permission slip from me is required for the
retest.
4. Failure to take the last exam will result in a grade of F for the
course. Last day to withdraw is April 24.
Course Requirements: Grades for the course will be determined by scores
on five exams. Exams will be multiple choice. Failure to take an exam will
result in 0 for that exam. Failure to take the last exam will result in
F for the course.
Course Objectives:
- To gain a broad cross-cultural background against which to view our culture
as well as contemporary social problems
- To recognize similarities and differences in human cultures
- To discover there are various valid cultural solutions to the problems
of life
- To understand the factors involved in culture change
- To understand some of the procedures used by anthropologists in studying
cultures
Grading Scale:
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
0-59% F
Exam Schedule
Test 1: Jan. 26 - Feb.11
(Textbook Chapters 1-4, Video Lessons 1-4)
Test 2: Feb. 16 - Mar. 4
(Textbook Chapters 5-7, Video Lessons 5-10)
Test 3: Mar. 9 - April 1
(Textbook Chapters 8-10, Video Lessons 11-15)
Test 4: April 6 - April 22
(Textbook Chapters 11-13, Video Lessons 16-21)
Test 5: April 20 - May 1
(Textbook Chapters 14-16, Video Lessons 22-26)
Faces of Culture Reading Assignments:
Lesson 1
The Nature of Anthropology
Reading Assignment: Chapter 1 (including chapter preview, introduction
to unit, and maps) "The Nature of Anthropology"
Lesson 2
The Nature of Culture
Reading Assignment: Chapter 2 (including chapter preview) "The Nature
of Culture"
Lesson 3
How Cultures Are Studied
Reading Assignment: Review Chapters 1 & 2, especially pages 14-26,
43-46, and 49-50.
Lesson 4
Language and Communication
Reading Assignment: Chapter 4, "Language and Communication" (including
preview and introduction to unit), and pages p. 4-66.
Lesson 5
Culture and Personality
Reading Assignment: Chapter 5 "Growing Up Human" (including preview).
Lesson 6
Alejandro Mamani: A Case Study in Culture and Personality
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 5, especially pages 141-7.
Lesson 7 and Lesson 8
Patterns of Subsistence: Hunter-Gatherers and Pastoralists
Patterns of Subsistence: The Food Producers
Reading Assignment: Chapter 6, "Patterns of Subsistence" and preview
to Chapter 6.
Lesson 9 and Lesson 10
Economic Anthropology
The Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology
Reading Assignment: Chapter 7 "Economic Systems," (including preview).
Lesson 11
Sex and Marriage
Reading Assignment: Chapter 8 "Sex and Marriage" (including preview
and introduction to unit).
Lesson 12
Family and Household
Reading Assignment: Chapter 9 "Family and Household" (including the
preview).
Lesson 13
The Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage and the Family
Reading Assignment: Review chapters 8 and 9, especially pages 259-260
and pages 129-131.
Lesson 14
Kinship and Descent, Part 1
Reading Assignment: Chapter 10 "Kinship and Descent," (including preview).
Lesson 15
Kinship and Descent, Part 2
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 10.
Lesson 16
Age, Common Interest, and Stratification
Reading Assignment: Chapter 11 "Grouping by Sex, Age, Common Interest,
and Class," (including the preview).
Lesson 17
The Aymara: A Case Study in Social Stratification
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 11.
Lesson 18
Political Organization
Reading Assignment: Chapter 12 "Political Organization and Social Control,"
(including preview and intro. to unit).
Lesson 19
Social Control
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 12.
Lesson 20
Religion and Magic
Reading Assignment: Chapter 13 "Religion and The Supernatural," (including
the preview).
Lesson 21
The Asmat of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion and Magic
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 13.
Lesson 22
The Arts
Reading Assignment: Chapter 14 "The Arts," (and preview).
Lesson 23
New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 14.
Lesson 24
Culture Change
Reading Assignment: Chapter 15 "Cultural Change," (including preview
and introduction to unit).
Lesson 25
Cricket the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in Culture Change
Reading Assignment: Review chapter 15, especially pages 432-434 and
pages 198-200.
Lesson 26
The Future of Humanity
Reading Assignment: Chapter 16 "The Future of Humanity," (including
preview).
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