- Course Code
- AT 1501
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr J Leach
Pre-requisites
None
Overview
This course continues the exploration of key questions of contemporary anthropological debate already begun in 'Introduction to Anthropology I'. Does human nature exist and, if so, how does it relate to cultural variation? How do human beings differ from other animals? How do they make a living? Why do people differ in the ways in which they perceive their environments? What is the relation between the ways people talk and the ways they think? How do people grow up to become knowledeable members of their communities? How, if at all, does traditional knowledge differ from modern science? Can anthropology itself be scientific, or is it more like an art?
Structure
2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: Examination (60%), in-course assessment (40%).
Resit: Examination (100%).