ANTH 109 — Women, Culture, and Society
Units: 3 Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Outside Hours: 108 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Conditions of Enrollment: None This course is a cross-cultural survey of women’s experiences in various types of societies including band, tribal, chiefdom, and state level societies. Topics will include women’s roles in subsistence strategies, economics, kinship, marriage and the family, political organization, religion, and expressive culture, as well as the cross-cultural social dynamics between men and women. The changing status of women in diverse cultures, the impact of biology and culture on sex roles, and alternate gender categories found in traditional societies will also be examined. ANTH 1 1 1 - Anthropology of Religion, Magic and Witchcraft (CSU, UC) Units: 3 Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Outside Hours: 108 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Conditions of Enrollment: None This course is a cross-cultural and evolutionary survey of the supernatural. It includes an examination of magic and witchcraft practices and the different functions they play in various world societies, including hunting and gathering groups, and tribal and state level societies. Religious beliefs, symbolism and ritual are explained from an anthropological perspective. ANTH 1 12 - Ancient Civilizations of the Old World (CSU, UC) Units: 3 Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Outside Hours: 108 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applic