21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology, Fall 2004
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Howe, James
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Introduction to Anthropology
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This class introduces students to the methods and perspectives of cultural anthropology. Readings emphasize case studies in very different settings (a nuclear weapons laboratory, a cattle-herding society of the Sudan, and a Jewish elder center in Los Angeles). Although some of the results and conclusions of anthropology will be discussed, emphasis will be on appreciating cultural difference and its implications, studying cultures and societies through long-term fieldwork, and most of all, learning to think analytically about other people's lives and our own.
Date issued
2004-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology ProgramOther identifiers
21A.100-Fall2004
local: 21A.100
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Keywords
Anthropology, methods, culture, case studies, nuclear weapons laboratory, cattle-herding, society, Sudan, Jewish elder center, Los Angeles, cultural difference, fieldwork