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Course ID: ANTH R102 Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 10/28/2015 Catalog Start Date: Fall 2016 COURSE OUTLINE

OXNARD COLLEGE

I. Course Identification and Justification: A. Proposed course id: ANTH R102 Banner title: Intro to Cultural Full title: Introduction to

Previous course id: ANTH R102 Banner title: Intro to Cultural Anthropology Full title: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

B. Reason(s) course is offered: This course is required for anthropology majors throughout the UC and CSU including those at CSUCI and CSUN. It is also included as a Core requirement in the AA-T in Anthropology. In addition, it provides general education credit for students following IGETC, CSU GE-Breadth, or Oxnard College General Education.

C. Reason(s) for current outline revision: Creation of Honors Course

D. C-ID: 1. C-ID Descriptor: ANTH 120 2. C-ID Status:

E. Co-listed as: Current: None Previous:

II. Catalog Information: A. Units: Current: 3.00 Previous: 3.00

B. Course Hours: 1. In-Class Contact Hours: Lecture: 52.5 Activity: 0 Lab: 0 2. Total In-Class Contact Hours: 52.5 3. Total Outside-of-Class Hours: 105 4. Total Student Learning Hours: 157.5

C. Prerequisites, Corequisites, Advisories, and Limitations on Enrollment: 1. Prerequisites Current: Previous: 2. Corequisites Current: Previous:

3. Advisories: Current: Previous:

4. Limitations on Enrollment: Current: Previous:

D. Catalog description: Current: This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human . Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe. Credit will not be awarded for both the honors and regular versions of a course. Credit will be awarded only for the first course completed with a grade of C or “P” or better.

Previous, if different: This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and kinship ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe.

E. Fees: Current: $ None Previous, if different: $

F. Field trips: Current: Will be required: [ ] May be required: [X] Will not be required: [ ] Previous, if different: Will be required: [ ] May be required: [ ] Will not be required: [X]

G. Repeatability: Current: A - Not designed as repeatable Previous: 1 -

H. Credit basis: Current: Letter graded only [x] Pass/no pass [ ] Student option [ ]

Previous, if different: Letter graded only [ ] Pass/no pass [ ] Student option [ ]

I. Credit by exam: Current: Petitions may be granted: [ ] Petitions will not be granted: [X]

Previous, if different: Petitions may be granted: [ ] Petitions will not be granted: [ ]

III. Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: A. Define the scope of anthropology and discuss the role of cultural anthropology within the discipline. B. Recognize the methods, theories and perspectives used to study and understand human . C. Explain the importance of the ethnographic method in the study of culture. D. Employ the relativist perspective while discussing cultural variation. E. Demonstrate an understanding of anthropological concepts including ethnicity, gender, political organization, economic systems, kinship, rituals and belief systems. F. Explain the interconnectedness of the economic, political and sociocultural forces of globalization amongst diverse cultural groups. G. Analyze and evaluate the ethical issues anthropologists encounter, and professional ethical obligations that must be met in the study of and application in cultural groups different from their own. H. Independently collect and arrange ethnographic data. I. Propose various dynamics or processes by which culture change occurs.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes: A. Students completing the course will be able to analyze how beliefs and behaviors in different culture or subcultures may be adaptive and/or maladaptive, and will be able to discuss the principle of . B. Students will develop skills in ethnographic writing, speaking and presentation. C. Students will be able to classify various using more than one anthropological schema and will be able to assess the impact of modernization and globalization on human cultures. D. Students completing the course will be able to apply scientific method to understand human cultures and subcultures. E. Students will be able to observe and treat other cultures, which may be quite distinct from their own, with respect, objectivity and a high regard for ethics. F. Students will possess an anthropological framework for lifelong observation and understanding of their own culture, subcultures, and the cultures of others, including a command of modern research and informational retrieval skills.

V. Course Content: Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: A. Introduction to Anthropology: Its history, theories, methods and perspectives 1. Anthropology as a fundamental Enlightenment Science, and as a descendant of Western philosophy and the science of history. 2. Pre-anthropological attempts at understanding races, cultures, foreigners and ethnic groups. 3. Emic v. etic analysis. 4. Synchronic v. diachronic studies, the role of . 5. How cultural relativism and holism relate to the development of . 6. Basic theories a. Functionalism b. Structural-Functionalism c. d. Diffusionism 7. The limitations of anthropology. B. Anthropological study of human cultures in comparative perspective 1. Geographical range and variation 2. Temporal range and variation 3. The role of ethnographic in comparing cultures 4. Participant-observation, theories of culture, cultural boundaries, culture change. 5. Avoiding , accounting for the observer effect. 6. Early anthropology and the concept of culture shock/cognitive dissonance. C. Subsistence 1. Types of subsistence a. Hunter-Gatherers/Foragers b. Simple Farmers c. Pastoralists d. Agricultural civilizations e. Industrial and industrializing civilizations f. Post-industrial civilizations g. Peripatetic cultures 2. Theories about subsistence a. b. (or other example) D. Family and Kinship 1. and the basics of kinship. 2. Functional and ecological explanations of kinship. 3. How to chart kin systems, known human variations in kinship. 4. Marriage patterns, polygyny, monogamy, polyandry, locality, lineage and clan. 5. Lineages and localities 6. Fictive kinship E. Social, Political and Economic Organization 1. Exchange, gifting, reciprocity, and markets: the various ways goods and services change hands. 2. The rise of ancient market economies and the evolution of money. 3. Social Control and Authority 4. Bands, & ethnicities, kin-based systems of social control. 5. Civilization, the rise of the Nation-State, and specialized means of social control. 6. Symbolic means of social control, including proverbs, mass media, folklore and peer pressure. 7. Stage theories of social control. 8. Colonial and imperialism as extensions of social control. 9. Tactics of resistance and primitive rebellion. 10. Ethnic revitalization movements. F. Language and Communication 1. Basic linguistic: phonology, syntax, semantics, proxemics 2. 3. Child language acquisition. 4. Signs and symbols G. Belief Systems 1. Worldview: Philosophy, Nature and the Supernatural. 2. The rise of spiritual traditions and the evolution of religion. 3. Symbolic systems and their basic components. 4. Ethos, folk philosophy and philosophy H. Art and expressive Culture 1. Music and dance as basic human activities, their evolution and their present role in culture. 2. Oral traditions, storytelling, cosmologies, folklores, mythologies, urban legends, jokes, riddles and fictions. 3. Visual traditions, representative and notational arts, crafts, lively arts, multimedia rituals and events, the motion picture I. Ethnicity and race 1. Definitions of ethnicity and race 2. Anthropological views on the concept of race 3. Rise of ethnic identity in the modern world 4. Education, mobility, ethnicity and the concept of race J. Gender and sexuality 1. Toward an anthropology of women 2. How cultures and biology shape sexuality 3. of women in the developing world 4. Masculinity and femininity as cultural concepts K. Social inequality and colonialism 1. Theories of inequality 2. The age of exploration and rise of colonialism 3. Imperialism as an aspect of colonialism 4. Neo-colonialism and its processes in the contemporary world L. Globalization and culture change 1. The information age and the term "globalization" 2. Catalysts of change 3. Contemporary ethnographies M. Anthropological ethics 1. Standards of ethics in anthropology 2. Human subjects research 3. Problem-oriented anthropology N. Applied anthropology 1. Subfields of applied anthropology 2. Holism, change and applications of anthropology 3. Educational anthropology: practice in applied anthropology

VI. Lab Content: None

VII. Methods of Instruction: Methods may include, but are not limited to: A. The instructor will utilize lectures, films, and internet materials to explore and critically analyze topics relevant to the study of cultural anthropology. B. The instructor will lead discussions on topics that may include the language and communication, economics, politics and law, globalization and culture change.

VIII. Methods of Evaluation and Assignments: A. Methods of evaluation for degree-applicable courses: Essays [X] Problem-solving assignments (Examples: Math-like problems, diagnosis & repair) [ ] Physical skills demonstrations (Examples: Performing arts, equipment operation) [ ]

For any course, if "Essays" above is not checked, explain why.

B. Typical graded assignments (methods of evaluation): 1. In-class discussions and exercises a. Discussions of use of terms such as modernity, civilization or holism b. Discussion of contemporary data brought in by students 2. Individual/group writing projects a. Students describe and analyze cultural materials as presented in class b. Students write ethnographic observation at home or in class. 3. Written and oral quizzes a. Students are tested on basic concepts b. Students match ethnographic data with descriptive terms c. Students show they understand basic textbook concepts 4. Field activities a. Students plan and carry out participant observation. b. Students support their observations with note taking. 5. Journal reviews a. Students read about human in culture in relevant journals b. Students choose articles using JSTOR 6. Other written assignments a. Students write about aspects of their own culture b. Students write about anthropological aspects of popular music and film

C. Typical outside of classroom assignments: 1. Reading a. One or two chapters per week from the course textbook. 2. Writing a. Short analytic papers on basic anthropological topics, with attempts to explain why a particular cultural practice may have arisen. Example: Give a functional explanation of the practices describe in the article “We the Nacirema” and compare them with similar Dani customs as described in your textbook (chapters two and three). b. Paragraphs and short papers aimed at parsing cultural problems, according to the ethical standards of anthropology. Example: Give an emic account of problems in your local culture. c. Term papers based on fieldwork. Example: Make a field visit to Downtown Ventura (or other place from list of places) and write up in a complete ethnographic outline. d. Term papers based on internet and library research. Example: Visit an online (define) and write up your findings in ethnographic style. Or: Find ethnographies of a particular people in the library and summarize your findings in an ethnographic report. e. Essay exams. Example: Use your cultural imagination to analyze what you believe to be the “typical American dinner” at the “typical American coffee shop.” 3. Other a. Compilations of music or visual data, presented in digital form. Example: burning a CD of music, compiled by generational taste, based on fieldwork; may include fieldtrips. b. Writing and designing web pages on anthropological topics. Example: creating html/web page on the Ainu. c. Fieldtrips, documented by brief write-ups. Example: Visit the Getty Museum on PCH and write on the arts and crafts of Ancient Greece. d. Film viewing, documented by brief write-ups. Example: Watch Rashomon and tell how many different points of view the Japanese depicted have on a single set of events.

IX. Textbooks and Instructional Materials: A. Textbooks/Resources: 1. Spradley, J. and Shandy, D. (2015). Conformity and Conflict (15th/e). New York Pearson. 2. Guest, K.J. (2013). Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age (1st/e). New York W.W. Norton (Latest Edition). B. Other instructional materials:

X. Minimum Qualifications and Additional Certifications: A. Minimum qualifications: 1. Anthropology (Masters Required) B. Additional certifications: 1. Description of certification requirement: 2. Name of statute, regulation, or licensing/certification organization requiring this certification:

XI. Approval Dates Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 10/28/2015 Board of Trustees Approval Date: 10/28/2015 State Approval Date: 06/14/2016 Catalog Start Date: Fall 2016

XII. Distance Learning Appendix A. Methods of Instruction Methods may include, but are not limited to: 1. District approved CMS would be used to achieve regularly scheduled contact hours, orientation, testing sessions, and to monitor and moderate discussion sessions. The required attendance of specifically scheduled participation in asynchronous discussion, objective exams and/or completion of online writing assignments would be comparable to the traditional classroom contact.

B. Information Transfer Methods may include, but are not limited to: 1. Chat/IM 2. Collaborative projects: group blogs, wikis 3. Course announcements 4. Discussion boards 5. E-Mail 6. Instructor-provided online materials 7. Lectures (recorded/streaming) 8. Messaging via the LMS 9. Modules on the LMS 10. Personalized feedback 11. Phone/voicemail 12. Podcasts/webinars/screencasts 13. Textbooks 14. Videoconferencing/CCCConfer/Skype

Course ID: 1823