Cultural Anthropology: A Restorative Study of Our Humanity
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Copyright: 2022
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Cultural Anthropology: A Restorative Study of Our Humanity is an interactive, online course designed to engage students toward building a solid anthropology, founded on the truth that all humans are created with inherent value and dignity.
Rooted in the worldview that humanity has been designed in the Image of their creator, this course package covers the major concepts of anthropology as a social science including the study of humanity and cultures, the methods of ethnography, the theories of cultural relativism and holism, and applying anthropology in the real world.
Each chapter is grounded in critical content from the characteristics of culture to kinship studies, linguistic anthropology, and globalization. Dr. Bowling offers modern examples which are relatable to students and provides opportunities to discuss the importance of anthropology to unpack many aspects of the human experience.
Cultural Anthropology: A Restorative Study of Our Humanity
- includes critical conversations about sex, marriage, and family, race, gender, and identity, and religion and worldview.
- embeds “Meet an Anthropologist” vignettes that are short introductions to foundational anthropological theorists
- integrates “Anthropology in the Real World” sections that offer ideas for direct job application using skills gained through the study of anthropology.
- is written in a style best described as “home grown,” Dr. Bowling converses with students, inviting them to dive deeper.
Ultimately, the approach in this text, at its core, is to understand humanity, to interrogate culture and changing cultural ideals, and to appreciate every person as a created, creative, and emotive human being.
Chapter 1: The Essence of Humanity
Chapter 2: Elements of Culture
Chapter 3: Language and Creative Expression
Chapter 4: Worldview and Religious Expression
Chapter 5: Foundations of Sex, Marriage, and the Family
Chapter 6: Social Organization and Navigating Human Difference
Chapter 7: Money and Power: A Look at Economic and Political Anthropology
Chapter 8: Anthropology and the Real World
Chapter 9: Conclusions: Building a Solid Anthropology
Dr. Julie Bowling completed her Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies and certification in TESOL from Biola University. She earned her master’s degree in Anthropology from California State University and doctorate from the University of Nevada. A cultural anthropologist, her experience includes travels to Paraguay, Ukraine, Israel, Mexico and migrant communities in the U.S. Her most recent fieldwork took place among a group of migrant day-laborers in Southern California. Dr. Bowling’s specialties include (im)migration and labor, transnationalism and globalization, and gender, race, and identity studies. Additionally, she has developed a background in medical anthropology particularly as it relates to globalization, inequalities, and access to healthcare. Dr. Bowling has trained students of all ages for short-term, cross-cultural work and in the area of socio-cultural awareness and understanding marginalization. Dr. Bowling currently serves as Associate Professor of Anthropology at California Baptist University where she has been engaging with undergraduate students for nearly fourteen years and more recently, also with graduate students. Dr. Bowling has a contagious passion for her discipline which is enthusiastically evident in her teaching style! She is deeply committed to encouraging her family, students, colleagues, and community, to walk in faith, learning and growing together.