Anthropology

ANTHRO 1, PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

A survey of human biology, this course focuses on human origins and evolution by investigating the major aspects of physical anthropology including Mendelian and human population genetics, primate and hominid evolutionary processes, contemporary variability, and facets of primate ethology and human behavior that make the human unique in the animal kingdom. *Maximum credit allowed for Anthropology 1 and Anthropology 5 is one course (four units).

1052   8:00a-9:20a MW   DRSCHR 136   Lewis B S

1053   8:00a-9:20a TTh   DRSCHR 136   Toback E L

1054   11:15a-2:20p M   DRSCHR 136   Toback E L

1055   12:45p-2:05p MW   DRSCHR 128   Gauld S C

1056   12:45p-2:05p TTh   DRSCHR 207   Lewis B S

1057   2:15p-3:35p MW   DRSCHR 208   Naficy S

1058   3:45p-5:05p MW   DRSCHR 208   Gauld S C

1059   3:45p-5:05p TTh   DRSCHR 207   Gauld S C

4011   6:45p-9:50p T   DRSCHR 128   Miller Joseph M

4012   6:45p-9:50p W   DRSCHR 208   Miller Joseph M

ANTHRO 2, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Human sociocultural behavior and its products, including material culture, social organization, religion, language, and other symbolic systems and discussion of the dynamics of culture are included in this study.

1060   8:00a-9:20a MW   DRSCHR 207   Coltman L

Above section 1060 includes environmental and/or urban studies material in the course content.

1061   8:00a-9:20a TTh   DRSCHR 207   Pope L L

1062   8:00a-11:05a F   DRSCHR 207   Denman J F

1063   9:30a-10:50a MW   DRSCHR 207   Coltman L

1064   9:30a-10:50a TTh   DRSCHR 207   Pope L L

Above section 1064 includes environmental and/or urban studies material in the course content.

1065   12:00p-3:05p F   DRSCHR 207   Pope L L

1066   12:45p-2:05p MW   PE 150   Denman J F

1067   3:45p-5:05p MW   DRSCHR 207   Denman J F

2916   9:00a-12:05p Sat   DRSCHR 207   Staff

NEW 3141   8:00a-11:05a MW   CV 28   Staff

Above section 3141 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 25 to Dec 17.

4013   5:15p-6:35p MW   DRSCHR 207   Zane W W

4014   6:45p-9:50p M   DRSCHR 207   Zane W W

ANTHRO 3, WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is an introduction to the archaeological record documenting the evolution of human culture from the earliest stone tool makers to the primary civilizations of the Old and New Worlds. Topics include hunter-gatherer adaptations, the invention and spread of agriculture, and the development of civilizations. Archaeological techniques and methods are introduced as the means for understanding these developments.

1068   11:15a-12:35p MW   PE 150   Lewis B S

1069   3:45p-5:05p TTh   DRSCHR 208   Lewis B S

4015   6:45p-9:50p W   DRSCHR 207   Lewis B S

ANTHRO 5, PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY WITH LAB   4 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advils Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

A survey of human biology, this course focuses on human origins and evolution by investigating the major aspects of physical anthropology including Mendelian and human genetics, population genetics, primate and hominid evolutionary processes, contemporary human variability, and facets of primate ethology and human behavior that make our species unique in the animal kingdom. This course consists of three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory work weekly. The laboratory projects will parallel the lecture topics hence the lab projects will pertain to genetics, human variation, primate anatomy, human osteology, and analysis of hominid (human) and primate fossils. *Maximum credit allowed for Anthropology 1 and Anthropology 5 is one course (four units).

1070   9:30a-10:50a MW   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

   11:15a-2:20p W   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

Above section 1070 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.

1071   9:30a-10:50a TTh   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

   12:00p-3:05p T   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

4016   6:45p-9:50p T   DRSCHR 136   Gauld S C

   6:45p-9:50p Th   DRSCHR 136   Gauld S C

ANTHRO 9, PRINCIPLES OF PALEOANTHROPOLOGY    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Science) • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course focuses on the paleontological record of primate and human origins. It examines the latest ideas on comparative primate and human paleobiology and places these developments within the conceptual framework of modern evolutionary theory.

1072   11:15a-12:35p MW   DRSCHR 128   Gauld S C

ANTHRO 14, SEX, GENDER AND CULTURE   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course presents a cross-cultural survey of the position of men and women within an anthropological framework. It assesses, in a comparative fashion, the biological basis of sexual differentiation and the cultural interpretation of these differences through “gender roles.” Comparative materials from tribal, non-western, non-industrial, and western cultures will be used to illustrate the variety of gender roles and expectations. The course focuses on cultural institutions as fundamental in creating, defining, and reinforcing gender roles. Economics, politics, the arts, religion, kinship, world view, and other issues which influence choices, opportunities, and limitations tied to gender will be examined.

1073   12:45p-2:05p MW   DRSCHR 207   Womack M R

4017   6:45p-9:50p M   DRSCHR 205   Womack M R

ANTHRO 20, TRADITIONAL PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is a survey of general traditional African subsistence modes, illustrated by specific examples of cultures practicing a particular mode of life. Traditional kinship, political development, economic systems, religions, and the arts are studied in the context of culture areas and subsistence modes. The focus of the course is on societies before colonial penetration, but discussions of more recent issues are included when germane. The study of indigenous peoples is placed in the context of broader issues in the field of anthropology. Some of the mistakes arising from “naive realism” and ethnocentrism continue to hinder the study of traditional African societies. These biases and the resultant misconceptions are addressed.

1074   2:15p-3:35p MW   DRSCHR 207   Zane W W

ERTHSC 88B, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN EARTH SCIENCE   2 UNITS

Transfer: CSU

Please see Independent Studies section.

1914   Arrange-2 Hours    DRSCHR 314L   Drake V G

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