A survey of the basic concepts, issues, and methods of cultural anthropology as well as a cross-cultural examination of specific cultures and their histories. Critical analysis will be applied to the nature of culture, society and the evolution of social institutions. Topics of study include subsistence, religion, family, political organization, social stratification, and culture change. Students will acquire knowledge of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society, and culture of at least one non-Western civilization.