Sociocultural Anthropology
F06
Miroslava Prazak
Why are cultures and societies so different, and simultaneously, so similar? The focus of this introductory course is to examine some of the theoretical and methodological approaches used by anthropologists in their exploration into human culture and society. Various ethnographic examples are studied to develop an anthropological perspective on economy and politics, social organization, kinship and family life, ideology and ritual, ecology and adaptation, as well as a focus on the sources and dynamics of inequality.