UCONN Winter Session
ONLINE COURSE
ANTH 1000: Other People’s Worlds
3 credits, Gen Ed
Fulfills CA2 & CA4-INT
This course is an introduction to the discipline of Cultural
Anthropology. Students will examine the diverse life-ways, social
arrangements, and belief systems found among human groups around the
world. The course presents the research methods used by cultural
anthropologists; students will learn about the practical difficulties and ethical
dilemmas of doing anthropological research in familiar and far-off
settings. By comparing different societies and cultures with our own,
students will acquire new conceptual tools for understanding domestic and
global problems, culture change, and current events. The course
emphasizes the connections between social institutions, cultural ideas and
customs, economic transformation, and historical events. Students will learn
how anthropological methods and insights can be applied to the solution of
contemporary problems.
For more information, contact: Robin Greeley at eleanor.ouimet@uconn.edu