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.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

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

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