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Mar 19, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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ANT 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
This course provides students with an introduction to the cultural and social systems that humans have devised over time and space, using a comparative anthropological perspective. The course will also focus on using the methods, theories, and concepts of cultural anthropology to understand and explain the cultural diversity seen around the world.
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): DEISJ, Humanities, Social Sciences, World History & Global Awareness
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the main concepts, methods, and theoretical perspectives of cultural anthropology.
- Discuss the general findings of anthropology regarding the importance of culture in the shaping of human nature.
- Understand the symbolic basis of culture and describe the relationship between language and culture.
- Compare and contrast different cultures in terms of their social structures, political systems, economic systems, subsistence patterns, arts, religions, and patterns of historical change.
- Analyze human behavior from an anthropological perspective, thereby examining social behaviors in a variety of cultures in the context of their own unique settings.
- Identify those factors which contribute to globalization and culture change, the consequences of culture change, and how anthropology can be applied to solve contemporary world problems.
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