1 Anthropology methodology,
what is culture? What are the 4 fields of Anthropology? Intro to Darwinism & the Biological orientation. Key terms and concepts, theoretical approaches to anthropology.]
2 Primate studies, Paleo-Anthropology, Tool Industries – Transition/overlap from Biological Anthropology to Archeological Anthropology
3 Archeology and Linguistic Anthropology.
4 Methodology and Cultural Anthropology
5 Mode of Production (material constraints such as environment, technology,
forms of exchange), and Mode of Reproduction (material constraints of demography & population dynamics such
as birth rates, death rates, migration). Infrastructure is considered the foundation of societies that predicts or
influences all other aspects of that society (structure and superstructure). Types of societies include: Foragers,Pastoralists, Horticultural societies, Agricultural Societies, Post Industrial societies.
6 STRUCTURE: Domestic Economy (Forms of family organization, kinship, marriage patterns), Political
Economy (Forms of leadership, political organization, warfare). The infrastructure influences what type of
structure will be found in a particular type of society. Structure deals with how the individual connects to thegroup (group cohesion).
7 Midterm Examination
8 Domestic Economy. Overview of general characteristics of Pastoral Society
9 Political Economy (Forms of leadership, Systems of conflict/control
10 SUPERSTRUCTURE: (Belief systems, magic, witchcraft, religion, worldview, Cultural
Expressions, Art, Music, Dance, Folktales, Myths, Sports, Food, Television, Movies, etc.) TheInfrastructure influences the type of superstructure that will be found in a particular society. Superstructure deals with theexpression of values and beliefs.
11 Religion, Symbols, Myth, Magic, Witchcraft.
12 Art and Expressive Culture
13 Cultural Diversity, Issues of identity & resistance, Medical Anthropology, Psychological Anthropology
14 Linguistic Anthropology and Stories:
Stories, language, and culture.