PHILOS 124 Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus for Philosophy 124
SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
2st Semester, SY: 2010-2011


Faculty: Florie Jane M. Tamon Class Email Address:
fjtamon@gmail.com socioandphilos@gmail.com
Consultation Hours: Class Blogspot:
MWF 11am-12nn http://socioandphilos.blogspot.com
TTh 1-2pm


Course Title:
SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Course Description:
The course will introduce to the students concepts, fundamental theories, and perspectives vital in understanding human beings as biological and social entities. Concentration will be made on cultural diversity as distinct among societies, as well as the cultural changes that they have gone through. In so doing, the students are expected to describe their local culture and understand its social significance.

Course Objectives: At the end of the semester, the students are expected to:
1. Discuss the varied concepts related to the study of man.
2. Compare and contrast cultures among existing societies.
3. Describe and appreciate their local cultures.

Course Outline:

I. THE BASICS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
A. What is Anthropology?
B. The subdisciplines of Anthropology
C. Anthropology and other academic fields
D. Applied Anthropology
E. Ethnology and Ethnography

II. PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: A Brief Background
A. Primates
B. Hominid Evolution

III. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. What is culture?
Components, Characteristics, and Levels of Culture
Universal, Particular, and General Culture
Issues in understanding Culture
Mechanisms of Cultural Change

B. Human Diversity and Race
Race: A discredited concept in Biology
Social Race

C. Ethnicity
Ethnic Groups and Ethnicity
Ethnic Relations

D. Language and Communication
Animal Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Structure of Language
Sociolinguistics

E. Making a Living
Adaptive strategies and Transformation of societies

F. Families, Kinship, and Descent

G. Marriage

H. Political Systems
Bands and Tribes
Chiefdoms
States

I. Gender

J. Religion
Origin, Functions, and Expressions of Religion
Kinds of Religion
Religion and Change
Social Control

IV. THE MODERN WORLD
A. Modern World System
Industrialization
Stratification
World System Today

B. Colonialism and Development

C. Cultural Exchange and Survival

D. Applied Anthropology







Class Activities:
Participatory Class Discussion
Film-Viewing
Topical Discussion
Research Works
Class Presentations
QIP (Question, Issue, Problem)

Grade Requirement:
Midterm and Final Grade Semestral Grade
Class Participation/ 30%
Oral recitation Midterm Grade 50%
Short Papers 20% Final Grade 50%
Quizzes 10% 100%
Project 20%
Midterm/Final Exam 20%
100%

References:
1. Borker, R. and Maltz, D. (2001). Applying Cultural Anthropology: An Introductory Reader. Mayfield Publishing Company. USA
2. Kottak, C. (2002). Cultural Anthropology. 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc.USA.
3. Kottak, C. (2004). Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity. 10th Edition. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. USA.
4. Kottak, C. (2005). Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. USA.
5. Lenkeit, R. E. (2004). Introducing Cultural Anthropology. 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc. USA.
6. http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/theory.htm
7. http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/information/biography/index.pl
8. http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_culture
9. http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html