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| Anthropology CC |
| ANTH 1 | Biological/Physical Anthro | 3.00 Units | ||
| Humans as a biological species through the examination of human evolutionary biology and genetics, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, and fossil evidence. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or , Eligibility for ENGL 1 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 1L | Biological/Physical Anthro Lab | 1.00 Unit | ||
| Laboratory activities and exercises developed as an adjunct to Anthropology 1. Topics include evolutionary theory, genetics, human diversity, primate comparative anatomy and behavior, and the human fossil record. Prerequisite: ANTH 1 may be taken concurrently Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or , Eligibility for ENGL 1 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 2 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3.00 Units | ||
| This course is an introduction to the study of concepts, theories, data and models of anthropological archaeology that contribute to our knowledge of the human past. The course includes a discussion of the nature of scientific inquiry; the history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research; dating techniques; methods of survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation; cultural resource management; professional ethics; and selected cultural sequences. This course may include a lab component. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 3 | Social/Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 Units | ||
| How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological, social and cultural needs, including kinship and marriage practices, political and social organization, economic institutions, religious and childrearing practices, social change, as well as other aspects of cultural behavior. Emphasis on understanding other cultures on their own terms. Includes the many subcultures making up North American populations. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1 or , ENGL 1A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 4 | LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 3.00 Units | ||
| An introduction to the core concepts of linguistic anthropology and the study of language in culture and society, including how language perpetuates the identity of individuals through their social interactions and their culture in everyday speech events. Topics such as identity, social status, gender, race, and institutional power, are examined in contemporary language use. The course includes traditional study of the methods of linguistic anthropologists as well as the study of biological basis of communication and speech, the structure of language, language origins, language through time, language variation, the ethnography of communication, sociolinguistics, nonverbal communication and writing, and how cultural context sets meaning. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 5 | Cultures of the U.S. in Global | 3.00 Units | ||
| Issues relevant to understanding constructs of race, class, gender and culture in U.S. society from a global perspective. Factors affecting at least three major U.S. cultural communities (such as African American, Asian American, Latino American and others) including impacts of globalization, patterns of migration, permeability of cultural communities in the U.S., the cultural politics of identity and inclusion and exclusion, and other factors influencing modern U.S. society. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A or ENGL 1 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 12 | Magic/Religion/Witchcraft/Heal | 3.00 Units | ||
| Cross-cultural perspectives on spirituality, religious practice, myth, ancestor beliefs, witchcraft and the variety of religious rituals and practitioners found in the cultures of the world. Examination of the cosmologies of different cultures through the anthropological perspective. Emphasis is placed on how knowledge of the religious practices and beliefs of others can help us to understand the multicultural world in which we live. Comparison of the ways in which diverse cultures confront the large and fundamental questions of existence: those dealing with the meaning of life, birth and death, and with the relationship of humans to each other and to their universe. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or , ENGL 1 | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 13 | Forensic Anthropology | 3.00 Units | ||
| An introductory course in the application of physical anthropology to the medico-legal process with an emphasis on the identification of human skeletal remains. Includes the basic human osteology and odontology, assessment of age at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, and general physical characteristics including height and weight based upon minimal skeletal remains. Estimation of time since death, crime scene analysis, animal scavenging, and identification procedures. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1A | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
| ANTH 13L | Forensic Anthro Lab | 1.00 Unit | ||
| The Forensic Anthropology Laboratory is a hands-on adjunct to the Forensic Anthropology lecture course. Students will have the opportunity to conduct fieldwork, and work with casts of human bones and teeth to figure out the identity of a person, and cause and manner of death. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 1 or , Eligibility for ENGL 1A Prerequisite: ANTH 13 (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) (may be taken concurrently) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Social Sciences | ||||
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