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ANTH 402 - Comparative Social Organization

(3 units) CO11
Basic institutions of human society; examination of the variability of structure in social system and culture.

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: CO11
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe the various forms of marriage practices encountered in the human experience, past and present.
2. Students will be able to articulate the different forms of kinship organization encountered in human societies, past and present.
3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the evolution of social complexity of human societies.
4. Students will be able to explain how different forms of marriage and kinship networks emerged.
5. Students will be able to show the impacts that globalization has on human social organization and anticipate ongoing forms of social networks.


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