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The Lake Tahoe Community College Department
of Anthropology and Sociology offers a comprehensive curriculum designed
to prepare students for transfer. We teach all of the introductory courses
in the four fields of anthropology (cultural, biological, archaeological,
and linguistic) as well as the introductory sociology courses
(introduction to sociology, marriage and families, social problems, etc.).
In addition, we commonly offer a number of courses that are traditionally
upper-division at four year-schools, such as Visual Anthropology and Race
& Ethnic Relations. We have also offered a number of successful special
topics courses that allow students to pursue specialized interests at the
community college. To learn about our offerings, degrees, and other
things, use this page or you can navigate at the top of it. Please direct
any questions to me, Scott A. Lukas
(lukas@ltcc.edu).
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Anthropology
LTCC Anthropology students
near the Rosetta Stone (British Museum, London)
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Anthropology A. A. Degree
We now have a major in
Anthropology at LTCC. It is an A. A. in Anthropology.
Click here to view
information about the major.
Certificate in Applied
Anthropology
Consider getting a
Certificate in Applied Anthropology. Whether you are interested in
cultural resource management, medical anthropology or
business/organizational anthropology, this certificate is for you.
Click
here for more information about this new opportunity at LTCC.
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Anthropology Courses
We have a range of classes in
Anthropology at LTCC. Have a look at these classes:
ANT 101 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (4.0
Units)
As
an introduction to the theoretical and methodological approaches of
archaeology, this course will expose students to the foundations of
prehistoric and historic archaeology. Included in the topical
considerations are the bases of human hominid evolution, the evolution
of human societies throughout the world, evidence for human cultural
behavior and creativity, relationships between material culture and
ideology, theories of site exploration, as well as selected case
studies in the discipline, such as the origins of agriculture, the
formation of the state and cultural resources management.
•
Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
• Advisory: ENG 101
• CAN ANTH 6
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Fulfills: Area 4—Social Science (UNR Core); Area 4—Social Sciences
(LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and Economic Institutions and
Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and Behavioral Sciences;
A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses)
• Generally Offered: 1-2
times/year
ANT 102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4.0
Units)
This course is an introduction to cultural
anthropology. It investigates specific aspects of culture including
kinship, law and politics, religion and myth, gender, social
organization, expressive culture and art and cultural change. In
addition to studying case studies from various world cultures, the
course will introduce students to relevant anthropological theories,
perspectives and methods, including fieldwork, participant observation
and ethnographic writing.
• Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
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Advisory: ENG 101
• CAN ANTH 4
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social
Science (UNR Core); Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area
7—Cultural Pluralism (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and
Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social
and Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Psychology (Required Courses); A.A.
in Social Science (Required Courses)
• Generally Offered: 3
times/year
ANT 103 PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4.0
Units)
This course will examine the physical and biological
nature of the human species, including hominid evolution, genetics and
processes of human variation, paleoanthropology, primatology, forms of
human adaptation, disease, demography, and forensic anthropology. The
course will develop these topics using an evolutionary, scientific and
bio-cultural approach.
• Transfers to CSU, UNR. UC
• Advisory:
ENG 101
• CAN ANTH 2
• Fulfills: Area 5—Physical and Biological
Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area B—Physical Universe and Its Lifeforms (CSU
G.E.); Area 5 (IGETC)—Physical and Biological Sciences; A.A. in
Psychology (Required Courses)
• Generally Offered: 3
times/year
ANT 104 AREA STUDIES IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(4.0 Units)
This is a course which focuses on a specialized
geographical area of study in cultural anthropology. Students will
develop appreciation of a specific cultural group, such as peoples of
Papua New Guinea, cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa, etc.
• Transfers
to CSU, UNR, UC
• Advisory. ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social
Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and Economic
Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and
Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses)
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Generally Offered: 1 time/year
ANT 105 BEGINNING FIELD
ARCHAEOLOGY (4.0 Units)
This course will introduce students to the
scientific methods of excavation and material culture analysis
employed by archaeologists. Emphasis will be on specific hands-on
understandings of site surveying, excavation, classification and
analysis, cataloging and preservation of various forms of material
culture under supervised field and laboratory conditions.
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Transfers to CSU, UNR
• Advisory: ENG 101
• Generally Offered: 1
time/year
ANT 106 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4.0
Units)
This course will study the anthropology of visual
communication. Specifically the relationships between cultural
anthropology and communication theory to space, photography, film, the
body, art and aesthetics, museums, the Internet and multi-media will
be considered in various cultural contexts. Screenings of ethnographic
and documentary films, as well as hands-on use of media technologies,
will be incorporated in the course content.
• Transfers to CSU,
UNR
• Advisory: ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 3—Fine Arts and
Humanities (LTCC G.E.); Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC G.E.); A.A. in
Social Science (Required Courses)
• Generally Offered: 1
time/year
ANT 107 MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND RELIGION (4.0
Units)
This course is a cross-cultural study of beliefs,
practices and issues related to varied forms of the supernatural. In
developing an anthropological appreciation of religion and
spirituality, students will be encouraged to understand and analyze
the varied forms of the supernatural in examples including shamanism,
animism, magic, witchcraft, totemism, forms of ritual and symbolism,
as well as comprehend the socio-cultural purposes of these forms.
Applications of anthropological theories to case studies of the past
and present will complement the course considerations.
• Transfers
to CSU, UNR, UC
• Advisory: ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social
Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area 7—Cultural Pluralism (LTCC G.E.); Area
C—Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages (CSU G.E.); Area
D—Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.);
Area 3 (IGETC)—Arts and Humanities; Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and
Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses)
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Generally Offered: 1-2
times/year
ANT 108 INTRODUCTION
TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (4.0 Units)
This course will
consider the anthropological subfield of language and culture or
linguistic anthropology. In this course students will be exposed to
the anthropological theories of language origin, language use, and the
specific cultural issues associated with language in cross-cultural
contexts. Some specific issues will include, the biology of language,
non-human language and communication, primate language, the impact of
language on worldview (Sapir-Whorf), sociolinguistics, language maps,
linguistic nationalism, language and gender, the Internet and
communication, linguistic anthropology fieldwork, and the future of
language.
ANT 110 APPLIED
ANTHROPOLOGY (4.0 Units)
Course Description: Applied
anthropology focuses on the use of anthropological theories and
perspectives in real-world contexts of practice or problem-solving.
The course will provide students with tools designed to help
understand and solve problems arising as a result of culture change,
modernization and globalization. The major arenas of study will
include development anthropology and the use of technology in field
settings, anthropology and healthcare, anthropology and advocacy, such
as in social work settings, anthropology and law, and organizational
and business anthropology. An applied research project and/or
fieldtrips may be required.
ANT 131 SPECIAL TOPICS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed to meet the needs of
students for studies in areas of special interest. Topics and credit
will vary from quarter to quarter and will be included under this
cover tide published in the schedule for the quarter in which the
course will be offered.
• Transfers to CSU
• Generally Offered:
varies
ANT 191 SPECIAL TOPICS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed to meet the needs of
students for studies in occupational, technical or college preparatory
areas of special interest. Topics and credits will vary from quarter
to quarter and will be included under this cover tide published in the
schedule of classes for the quarter in which the course will be
offered.
• Generally Offered: varies
ANT 231 SPECIAL PROJECTS (1.0 –
4.0 Units)
This course is designed for students wishing to
pursue a specific topic of study. Emphasis is placed on individualized
instruction and student project planning. The student must arrange for
project and credit approval by the instructor prior to registering for
this course. Transfers to CSU
• Generally Offered:
varies
ANT 291 SPECIAL PROJECTS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed for students wishing to
pursue a specific topic of study in occupational, technical or college
preparatory areas. Emphasis is placed on individualized instruction
and student project planning. The student must arrange for project and
credit approval by the instructor prior to registering for this
course.
• Generally Offered:
varies
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Careers in Anthropology
The Job Guide 2002 lists the following as a description of what
an anthropologist does:
Anthropologist
Anthropologists
study the origin, development and functioning of human societies and
cultures, as they exist now or have existed throughout history.
Anthropologists are concerned with the complexities of
social and cultural life, including religion and rituals, family and
kinship systems, languages, art and music, symbolism and economic
and political systems.
An anthropologist may perform the
following tasks:
• work in different communities to gather and
analyse information on social and cultural behaviour, artefacts,
language and biology of groups and societies which they are studying
• collect, identify, date, protect and preserve indigenous
artefacts, material possessions and other objects of anthropological
interest.
Anthropologists' main research method is
fieldwork, living with the people being studied and learning by
participation in activities, often under difficult conditions.
Anthropologists may specialise in one of the following fields. Note
that there is considerable overlap in aspects of these
specialisations, and some joint research is carried out.
Applied Anthropologist may work in areas such as social
policy and planning, social impact assessments, conservation,
advocacy, community development, women and development, cultural
resource management, land claims and social justice.
Biological/Physical Anthropologist is concerned with the
biological evolution and variations of the human species, past and
present, and with the interactions between biology, ecology and
culture over the lifespans of individual humans. Some biological
anthropologists study the bones of people who lived in the distant
past, working closely with archaeologists.
Linguistic
Anthropologist looks mainly at the languages of non-Western
societies and studies the evolution, structure, history and function
of languages and how they influence or are influenced by other
aspects of social life.
Social/Cultural Anthropologist
conducts ethnographic research on small communities, cities and
nations, and makes comparative studies of different cultures.
Personal Requirements:
• capacity for detailed
observation and accurate practical work
• able to work
independently
• aptitude for research
• well-developed
communication skills
• sensitive to other people and cultures
Related Jobs:
• Archaeologist
• Cultural Heritage
Officer
• Historian
• Museum Curator
• Psychologist
• Sociologist
• A great essay to read on the perspective
of anthropology and how it relates to emerging career fields is
“Anthropology: Education for the 21st Century,” at the AAA website.
Click Here.
• You might also look at their overall career
website; it contains a great deal of information.
Click Here.
• Specific to archaeology, read
“FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT A CAREER IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE
U.S.”
Click Here.
• NIU Occupations Weblinks for
Anthropology.
Click Here.
• Career in Primatology.
Click Here.
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Sociology
Greg Ortel's project for a
Sociology course; the project looks at the role of consumerism in everyday life.
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Sociology A. A. Degree
We now have a major in Sociology at
LTCC. It is an A. A. in Sociology.
Click here to view information about the
major.
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Sociology Courses
We offer many classes in Sociology
at LTCC. Take a look at these classes:
SOC 101
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (4.0 Units)
This course is an introduction to the
basic principles of sociological inquiry. It includes analysis of social
structures and social behavior, including socialization, social
institutions, race, class, gender, deviance and social change. As well,
students will be exposed to the basic theoretical and methodological
approaches of the discipline.
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Advisory: ENG 101
• CAN SOC 2
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Fulfills: Area 4—Social Science (UNR Core); Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC
G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior
(CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in
Addiction Studies (Required Courses); A.A. in Psychology (Required
Courses); A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses); Certificate in
Addiction Studies (Required Courses)
SOC 102 MARRIAGE, FAMILIES AND INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIPS (4.0 Units)
A
study of the family as a social unit and institution, with emphasis on
the various forms and functions of the family, as well as the family as
a social problem. Cross-cultural families and non-traditional family
forms, such as the gay and lesbian family and single-parent form, will
be compared with more traditional forms like the nuclear family.
Additional emphasis will be placed on patterns of dating and the variety
of intimate relationships in society.
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Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
•
Advisory: ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC
G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior
(CSU G.E.); Area E—Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (CSU
G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social
Science (Required Courses)
SOC 103 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (4.0
Units)
Sociological perspectives will be used
to understand social problems in the United States and selected world
societies. The course will focus on social institutions and the problems
and inequalities they produce, including racism, sexism, poverty, crime,
violence, crimes against the environment and elite deviance.
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Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
•
Advisory: ENG 101
• CAN SOC 4
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Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political
and Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social
and Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social Science (Required
Courses)
SOC 104 DEVIANCE (4.0 Units)
An
examination of the social construction of deviance with emphasis on
theoretical perspectives explaining how people become or are labeled as
deviant. Topics studied will include crime, substance abuse, mental
illness, sexuality, cognitive deviance and elite deviance.
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Transfers to CSU, UNR
• Advisory: ENG 101
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Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political
and Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); A.A. in Social
Science (Required Courses)
SOC 106 CRIME AND SOCIETY (4.0
Units)
An introduction to the study of crime as
a social problem and a social construction. Topics such as violent
crime, victimology, corrections, law enforcement, white collar crime and
social policies towards crime will be analyzed in the context of major
criminological and sociological theories and approaches.
• Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
•
Advisory: ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC
G.E.); Area 6—Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (LTCC G.E.);
Area D—Social, Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU
G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Criminal
Justice (Required Courses); A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses);
Certificate in Criminal Justice (Required Courses)
SOC 107 RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (4.0
Units)
This course is a survey of the racial
and ethnic structure of the United States with attention on the
socio-cultural histories and circumstances of the racial and ethnic
groups. Emphasis will be given to the politics of race and ethnicity
including the problems associated with racism, prejudice, cultural
misunderstanding and stereotyping, as well as associated social policy
and legislation.
• Transfers to CSU, LJNR, UC
•
Advisory: ENG 101
• Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC
G.E.); Area 6—Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (LTCC G.E.);
Area 7—Cultural Pluralism (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and
Economic Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and
Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses)
SOC 109 WOMEN, OUR VOICED JOURNEYS (4.0
Units)
SOC 114/ PSY 114 GENDER (4.0
Units)
This course will focus on the social
construction of gender relations and gender identity in society.
Specific attention will be given to social inequalities related to
gender, such as sexism and sexual harassment, to major theoretical and
political perspectives on gender, including feminist theory, to
sexuality, to masculinity and men’s movements, transgender issues. Focus
will also be given to gender construction in contemporary popular
culture.
• Transfers to CSU, UNR, UC
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Fulfills: Area 4—Social Sciences (LTCC G.E.); Area 6—Lifelong
Understanding and Self-Development (LTCC G.E.); Area 7—Cultural
Pluralism (LTCC G.E.); Area D—Social, Political and Economic
Institutions and Behavior (CSU G.E.); Area 4 (IGETC)—Social and
Behavioral Sciences; A.A. in Social Science (Required Courses)
SOC 131 SPECIAL TOPICS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed to meet the
needs of student for studies in areas of special interest. Topics and
credit will vary from quarter to quarter and will be included under this
cover tide published 'in the schedule of classes for the quarter in
which the course will be offered.
•
Transfers to CSU
• Generally Offered: varies
SOC 191 SPECIAL TOPICS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed to meet the
needs of students for studies in occupational, technical or college
preparatory areas of special interest. Topics and credits will vary from
quarter to quarter and will be included under this cover title published
in the schedule of classes for the quarter in which the course will be
offered.
• Generally Offered: varies
SOC 231 SPECIAL PROJECTS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed for students
wishing to pursue a specific topic of study. Emphasis is on
individualized instruction and student project planning. The student
must arrange for project and credit approval by the instructor prior to
registering for this course.
•
Transfers to CSU, UC (unit limit)
•
Generally Offered: varies
SOC 291 SPECIAL PROJECTS (1.0 – 4.0
Units)
This course is designed for students
wishing to pursue a specific topic of study in occupational, technical
or college preparatory areas. Emphasis is placed on individualized
instruction and student project planning, The student must arrange for
project and credit approval by the instructor prior to registering for
this course.
• Generally Offered:
varies
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Careers in Sociology
The Job Guide 2002 lists the following as a description of what a sociologist
does:
Sociologist
Sociologists study the development, structure,
social patterns and interrelationships of social groups and human societies.
A sociologist may perform the following tasks:
• observe and
investigate social groups and subjects, such as the family, the community,
education, industrial relations, crime, politics, minority and ethnic relations,
poverty and mass communications
• research, collect and analyse data, often
using computers
• record and interpret facts and figures, and write reports
• undertake systematic interviews of selected individuals
• live in the
community being studied to assist their understanding
• carry out survey
design and interviews, and analyse and interpret the information collected; for
example, to assist urban planners in assessing people's views on the building of
high-rise flats or a new freeway.
Sociologists may be required to travel
to conduct research and to consult with other social scientists.
Personal Requirements:
• objectivity
• sensitivity to and
interest in social issues
• good communication skills
• aptitude for
research
Related Jobs:
• Anthropologist
• Criminologist
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Historian
• Market Researcher
• Marketing Officer
• Political
Scientist
• Psychologist
• Social Worker
• Welfare Worker
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The Allyn & Bacon website lists chapters from their text Careers in
Sociology. The careers which you can read about include International Relations,
Health Care, Business Consultation, Federal Government, Urban Social Work,
Military, State Government, Criminal Justice, Seminar and Workshop
Consultations, Education – Administration, State Agencies, Consulting –
Education, City Management, Evaluation Research, Law, Child Welfare, Gerontology
and Business.
Click Here.
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The American Sociological Association has a very detailed website that covers
all aspects of careers in sociology.
Click Here.
• NIU Occupations
Weblinks for Sociology. Click Here
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Sociology Links
Click on any of the
links below to look at the Sociology Department sites of Nevada and
California universities.
University of
Nevada
University of Nevada—Reno
University of California
University of
California—Berkeley
University of
California—Davis
University of California—Irvine
University of California—Riverside
University of California—Santa Barbara
University of California—Santa Cruz
University of California—Los Angeles
University of California—San Diego
University of
California—San Francisco
Sociology and
Nursing (graduate only)
University of
California—Merced
California State University
California
State University—Bakersfield
California
State University—Channel Islands
California State
University—Chico
California State University—Dominguez Hills
California State
University—Fresno
California State University—Fullerton
California
State University—Hayward
Humboldt State
University
California State University—Long Beach
California
State University—Los Angeles
California
Maritime Academy
N/a
California State
University—Monterey Bay
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Unit
California
State University—Northridge
California State Polytechnic University—Pomona
Behavioral
Sciences
California State
University—Sacramento
California State
University—San Bernardino
San Diego State University
San Francisco State
University
San Jose State
University
California Polytechnic
State University—San Luis Obispo
Social Sciences
Department
California State
University—San Marcos
Sonoma
State University
California State
University—Stanislaus
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