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Course Description
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Course Name
Anthropology 222
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Host University
University of the Western Cape
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Location
Cape Town, South Africa
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Area of Study
Anthropology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Host University Units
10 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4.5
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Main Outcomes
Students will acquire basic knowledge of skills to analyse kinship, gender and family as pivotal focus of social organization
Students will understand the cross-cultural variation of these forums of social relations and will be helped to question maturalised motions
of social institutions, such as 'the family'
Students will understand the different schools of thought in anthropological kinship studies.Main Content
Introduction to the concepts of kinship, gender, family, descent and residence
Ethnographies: different case studies of patrilineal, matrilineal,collateral kinship systems
Applied kinship studies in cases such as migration and law enforcements both internationally and in South Africa.Breakdown of Learning Time:
Contact with lecturer / tutor: 42 hours, two lectures per week
Assignments and tasks: 26 hours
Assessment: 2 hours
Practicals: 0, 1 tutorial per week
Self study: 30 hoursTotal Learning Time: 100
Method of Student Assessment:
Assignments, tests, tutorial 60%
Examination 40%
Assessment Module type: CFA
Course Disclaimer
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.