ANT 202 - America’s Diverse Cultures

IAI Number GECC: S1904D
3 Credit Hour(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hours(s)
With over 300 spoken languages representing as many ethnicities and sub-groups within the political state of America, what does it mean to be an American? The political, military, and economic structures, along with their symbols, provide Americans with a large ideal of a national life. Onthe-other-hand, the wide range of social practices express the variety of patterns people maintain to meet the contingencies of daily life. This course is designed to explore the diverse patterns of American life through an ethno-historical perspective and seek some answer to the question of what it is to be American. To this end, we will understand more than ethnicities; we will examine gender, the concept of race, age, social class, assimilation and acculturation, social policy issues and social problems using historical and anthropological investigation and evidence.