Anthropology (ANTH) 434

Overview

Anthropology 434: The History of Anthropological Thought is a senior-level course that examines the range of responses to the fact of human diversity through the ages, with emphasis on modern and postmodern anthropology.

Outline

The course consists of the following eleven units:

• Unit 1: Anthropological Thought to the Nineteenth Century
• Unit 2: Nineteenth-Century Evolutionary Thought
• Unit 3: Race
• Unit 4: The Formation of General Theories
• Unit 5: Boas and His Students
• Unit 6: Functionalism/Structural Functionalism
• Unit 7: Structuralism
• Unit 8: Change and Conflict
• Unit 9: Materialist Explanations of Culture Change
• Unit 10: The Individual and Society
• Unit 11: Postmodernism, Feminist Theory

Evaluation

To receive credit for ANTH 434, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent), and a grade of at least 50 percent on the examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.