Anthropology more than any other discipline focuses on the broad spectrum of the human condition; looking at societies from around the world and from all times. We may see behaviors and values that at first appear strange, illogical, and maybe even disquieting.

This course will explore the variety of human experiences by focusing on institutions, such as marriage or the family, and the variety of forms that they take in the many societies that inhabit our world. It is my hope that if you are in a position to influence the outcome of cultural change, this course will enable that outcome to be positive.

Ember, Carol R. and Melvin Ember

2007 Cultural Anthropology (12^th edition). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

• There are eight modules in this course. Each module requires that you read one or more chapters from the text and from the companion volume.  You will then be called on to write an essay or essays that are based on those readings.
  


• There are 5 writing assignments in the form of written essays. There are no exams.