ClassInfo - Spring 2017 Anthropology Classes

Spring 2017 | ANTH 3049W Section 001: Anthropology of Social Class (52645)

Instructor(s): David Lipset
Leonore Phillips
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Wed 06:30PM - 09:00PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 120

Course Catalog Description:: Anthropological concept of culture. Theories of class difference. Investigate comparative ethnographic about experience of class difference. Classic texts, mass media/full-length ethnographic accounts will be used.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lipse001+ANTH3049W+Spring2017
Class Description:: The initial part has general and theoretical goals. First, differences between cultural anthropology and sociology with respect to the study of class difference will be introduced. Secondly, the major theories about hierarchy in pre-state society will be examined. Third, central theories and concepts in the study of stratification in complex societies will be surveyed. The second part will focus on attitudes about class difference in N. American society. Topics will center on class in everyday life, with special reference to the domains of education, consumption and romantic love. The third part of the course will concern class in nonWestern and/or developing countries in Latin America, the Pacific, and Japan. Throughout the course, in addition to readings and lectures, use will be made of representations of class in popular culture, such as magazines and the movies.
Grading:: Two midterms (45%), two writing assignments (45%) and occassional active learning exercises (10%)
Exam Format:: The exams will consist of multiple choice questions and an essay.
Class Format:: Lectures, videos, slide presentations and active learning exercises.
Workload:: 50-75 pages of reading per week
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52645/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 5 November 2015

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