ANTH 106 - Culture and Communication

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Surveys the study of communication from an anthropological perspective. Provides students with an overview of how humans interact and communicate using verbal and nonverbal language. Students learn how language both reflects and shapes thought, culture, and power/status. Exposes students to anthropological theories of language origin, language use, and cultural issues associated with language in cross-cultural contexts.

Meeting Information

Info current as 5/15/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
TTH  3:00 PM  -  4:15 PM  Bell Tower 2582 1/17/2015 - 5/15/2015 Wallace Zane

Status: Open
Class Number: 3177
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/17/2015 - 5/15/2015
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 39
Available Seats: 1
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 978-0813345406
Title: Language, Culture, and Society
Publisher: Westview Press
Author: Zdenek, Salzman, James Stanlaw

Status: Required
ISBN: 0674165497
Title: Constructing Panic: The Discourse of Agoraphobia
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Author: Capps,Lisa, Elinor Ochs

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Enrollment Information

  • Lower Division
  • D: Social Perspectives