ANTHRO 228

Thinking Like a Social Anthropologist

Description

A critical examination of how social anthropologists study and think about cultural difference. Introduces the anthropological practice of ethnography, anthropological concepts of culture and society, and anthropological perspectives of comparison, contextualisation, and cultural relativism as well as how social anthropologists have thought about rationality, symbols and their meanings, social structure, social personhood, agency, and power. 

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2026 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2026

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Mark Busse

Points

ANTHRO 228: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 100, or ANTHRO 110, or 30 points in Anthropology.