They impact us with the immediacy and reality of cultural differences, the power of cultural norms to shape behavior and the richness of cultural diversity. Their images will remain with you, prompting you to seek to understand diversity and explore the influence your own cultural setting has had on your life experience. The third perspective is presented in Around the World in 30 Years . Here cultural anthropologist Barbara Anderson shares a lifetime of field experiences, taking us to distant places, inviting us to experience and understand. Her accounts are short, readable, entertaining and insightful.
Course work consists of reading assignments in both texts and viewing ten films over the semester.
Exams are not cumulative. The RSG lists terms and study questions that will prepare you for exams. RSGs are taken primarily but not entirely from chapter reviews. Exam questions will be taken directly from the RSGs. Exams will consist of objective and short answer questions.