Social/Cultural Anthropology 1 IBS

Course #:  04134010
Credit Type:  0.5
Credit:  ELECTIVE
Pre/Co Requisite:  No
College Credit:  No
College Hours Earned:  0
Grade Level:  11-12
Other Information:  Sumner Academy ONLY
Description:  Cultural Anthropology is the first course in the IB anthropology sequence and introduces students to the Diploma Programme's comparative study of how people live around the world.  Anthropologists study how culture is learned and shared and how it influences all aspects of our life - what we eat, whose we marry, what we find desirable, whose we consider family and how we see the world - looking or common threads and contrasts.  The class seeks to bring an understanding of humankind and to value its diversity.  We will be studying gender, race, religion, immigration, health, and illness, power, economic inequality, globalization, and conflict.  We will study many cultures but will pay special attention to Hmong, to Triqui migrants working in the US.  Throughout the course, students develop a strong foundation in knowledge and skills preparing them for the rigorous and demanding study of anthropology in subsequent IB courses.