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Starting points for the understanding of culture, society, and politics
Defining Culture and Society from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology
Looking back at Human Biocultural and Social Evolution
Becoming a member of society
How society is organized
Social and political stratification
Cultural, Social, and Political Change Sources of social, cultural, and political change
New challenges to human adaptation and social change
Responding to social, political, and cultural change
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Competencies
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Articulate observations on human cultural variation, social differences, social change, and political identities
Demonstrate curiosity and an openness to explore the origins and dynamics of culture and society, and political identities
Analyze social, political, and cultural change
Analyze social, political, and cultural change
Recognize the common concerns or intersections of anthropology, sociology, and political science with respect to the phenomenon of change
Identify the subjects of inquiry and goals of anthropology, political science, and sociology
Explain anthropological and sociological perspectives on culture and society
Describe society and culture as a complex whole
Identify aspects of culture and society
Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of cultures and societies
Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism
Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and the threats to these
Trace the biological and cultural evolution of early to modern humans
Explore the significance of human material remains and artefactual evidence in interpreting cultural and social, including political and economic, processes
Recognize national, local, and specialized museums, and archaeological and historical sites as venues to appreciate and reflect on the complexities of biocultural and social evolution as part of being and becoming human
Explore the significance of human material remains and artefactual evidence in interpreting cultural and social, including political and economic, processes
Explain the development of one’s self and others as a product of socialization and enculturation
Identify the context, content, processes, and consequences of enculturation and socialization
Identifies the social goals and the socially acceptable means of achieving these goals
Advocate inclusive citizenship
Promote protection of human dignity, rights, and the common good
Traces kinship ties and social networks
Traces kinship ties and social networks
Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior
Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions
Analyze social and political structures
Analyze economic organization and its impacts on the lives of people in the society
Differentiate functions of nonstate institutions in society
Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of people in society
Promote primary education as a human right
Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and reflect on a religious ritual of a different group; observe elections practices)
Medical pluralism in light of cultural diversity and relativism
Examine stratification from the functionalist and conflict perspectives
Identify characteristics of the systems of stratification
Suggest ways to address global inequalities
Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior
Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions
Identify new challenges faced by human populations in contemporary societies
Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in the physical, social, and cultural environment
Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in the physical, social, and cultural environment
Develop a plan of action for community-based response to change
Identify aspects of culture and society
Raise questions toward a holistic appreciation of cultures and societies
Become aware of why and how cultural relativism mitigates ethnocentrism
Identify forms of tangible and intangible heritage and the threats to these
Describe the organized nature of social life and rules governing behavior
Compare different social forms of social organization according to their manifest and latent functions
Analyze social and political structures
Analyze economic organization and its impacts on the lives of people in the society
Differentiate functions of nonstate institutions in society
Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of people in society
Promote primary education as a human right
Conduct participant observation (e.g., attend, describe, and reflect on a religious ritual of a different group; observe elections practices)
Recognize the practice of medical pluralism in light of cultural diversity and relativism
Examine stratification from the functionalist and conflict perspectives
Identify characteristics of the systems of stratification
Suggest ways to address global inequalities
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