A comparative study of social structure; including an analysis of kinship, marriage, community organization, political and economic institutions, and the role of the individual in these institutions.

Classes will consist of lectures, discussions, and films. Even during classes entirely devoted to lectures, questions and discussion are encouraged. The general tone of all discussions should be supportive of a free exchange of ideas.

This is a writing course, which means that 50% of your overall grade will come from written work. The following table is a breakdown of the grading system to be used in the course.

There will be 10 quizzes given at random intervals throughout the semester. The quizzes will be given at the beginning of the class period. Late arriving students will NOT be given an opportunity to make up the quiz. The quiz will be given over one of that week’s reading assignments. Quiz questions will generally be over the main point or conclusion of the articles. No make-ups will be given for students missing the class.

• Kottak, Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• Angeloni, Annual Editions Anthropology 02/03 (AE)
• Lancaster, The Rwala Bedouin Today, 2^nd edition
• Crocker and Crocker, The Canela: Bonding Through Kinship, Ritual, and Sex
• Web page, various readings will be posted on the class web page:

EXAM 1 on March 15

Readings

AE- AE- World Watch "Last Words"

The short essays are question guided papers regarding a particular article. They will be graded on both content (50%) and grammar (50%). These scores will be averaged for a final score on the paper. These papers should be between 2 and 3 double-spaced, typed pages. Font type should be of a standard font and of 12 point font size. Margins should be set at 1". I am not obligated to and will not read any material past page 3, so do not go over 3 pages. All papers MUST be typed and/or printed in black ink.

Students will be assigned to one of three groups (A, B, or C). Your paper topic and due date will be that of the group to which you are assigned. Students can not switch groups. Papers are to be handed in at the beginning of class the day they are due. Late papers will be accepted until 5 PM on the day they are due, with a full letter grade deduction for each hour it is late. Late papers can only be turned in via email, I will not accept late papers placed in my mailbox or dropped off at my office. Topics can be found on the class web site one week before the paper is due.

The two reaction papers will be over specific questions regarding the two ethnographies required for the course (The Canela and The Rwala Today). Each group will have a set of questions to answer regarding these ethnographies. The papers themselves are to be between 5 and 7 double-spaced, typed pages. Font type should be of a standard font¹ and of 12 point font size. Margins should be set at 1". I am not obligated to and will not read any material past page 7, so do not go over 7 pages. All papers MUST be typed and/or printed in black ink. Grading of the reaction papers is similar to the short essays in that 50% of the grade will be on content and the remaining 50% from grammar. Papers are to be handed in at the beginning of class on the day that they are due. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The specific questions for each group will be posted on the web site several weeks prior to the paper’s due date. Students are encouraged to hand in rough drafts at least a week before the due date. I would also recommend that students read each others papers prior to handing them in as others can detect problems in logic, presentation and mechanics better than the author of the paper. However, this is not to say that students can write papers together. These are individual efforts.

Under no circumstances will plagiarism be tolerated. Students will do their own thinking, research, and writing: No ghost-written works, no computer-generated or "purchased" papers, no team-written papers by students in different discussion sections. Any plagiarized written work assignment will be given a zero and possibly earn an automatic failure for the course. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism, please come and speak with me.

No question is a "dumb" question. The best learning takes place when you are engaged with the material and when you question what is written. If you have a question then it is more than likely that others have a similar question. Comments on the material are also encouraged. You are expected to attend every class. While in class please be courteous to your fellow classmates and myself. This means all cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices should be turned off. Extraneous talking is distracting to others around you and to me, so please keep your comments to the material being discussed in class.

If you must leave class early, please take a seat next to an exit. It is EXTREMELY distracting to other students (and to the lecturer) to see students sitting in the middle of the classroom suddenly gather up their belongings, push past other students’ knees in their seat row, and stroll out of the room while a lecture or video is going on.