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).

1018   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Denman J F

1019   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Naficy S

1020   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 136   Naficy S

4004   6:30p-9:40p MW   DRSCHR 128   Miller Joseph M

Above section 4004 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 20 to Aug 10.

4005   6:30p-9:40p TTh   DRSCHR 128   Miller Joseph M

Above section 4005 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 21 to Aug 11.

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.

1023   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   AET 204   Zane W W

Above section 1023 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.

1026   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Pope L L

1027   2:45p-4:50p MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Pope L L

4007   6:30p-9:40p TTh   DRSCHR 207   Stevenson J

Above section 4007 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 21 to Aug 11.

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.

4008   6:30p-9:40p MW   DRSCHR 208   Dietler J

Above section 4008 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 20 to Aug 10.

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.

1028   1:00p-4:10p Sat & Sun   DRSCHR 136   Zane W

Above section 1028 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 25 to Aug 07.

ANTHRO 35S, ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD TECHNIQUES   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.

This section will be held for six weeks in the highlands of Ecuador. Students will excavate at the site of Pambamarca, located 1 hour north of Quito. The course will focus on the nature of Inca expansion in the 15th century, particularly an examination of social and political life both prior to and after the Inca conquest. The goal of this class is to train students in standard archaeological excavation techniques (i.e., data recovery, laboratory, and mapping procedures). The field experience is supplemented with numerous trips to local museums and points of cultural interest throughout the area.

1719   Arrange-21 Hours   Ecuador   Lewis B S

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