Social And Cultural Anthropology

Group 3 subject
Assessments from 2019 to Present

Description

Social and cultural anthropology is the comparative study of culture and human societies and the exploration of the general principles of social and cultural life. The course places emphasis on comparative perspectives that make cultural assumptions explicit and contributes to an understanding of contemporary real-world issues such as war and conflict, the environment, poverty, injustice, and human rights. Social and cultural anthropology is distinct from other social sciences in its research tradition of participant observation and in-depth, empirical study of social groups. Areas of anthropological inquiry in this course are: belonging; classifying the world; communication, expression and technology; conflict; development; health, illness, and healing; movement, time, and space; production, exchange, and consumption; and the body. These areas are explored through the key anthropological concepts of belief and knowledge, change, culture, identity, materiality, power, social relations, society, and symbolism. The course engages students with the concepts, methods, language, and theories of the discipline. At the heart is the practice of anthropologists and the insights they produce in the form of ethnographic material. Through authentic anthropological practice, students engage with anthropological approaches and develop critical, reflexive knowledge. It contributes a distinctive approach to intercultural awareness and understanding, which embodies the essence of an IB education and fosters the development of globally aware, internationally minded, and ethically sensitive citizens.

Past Syllabuses

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Doing Anthropology: Limited Fieldwork

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Predicted Grade
50
Predicted Mark
Using the undefined grade boundary
0

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Historical Grade Boundaries

Historical Grade Boundaries Graph for
SL Social And Cultural Anthropology
SL Social And Cultural Anthropology
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0132941546680
M21 TZ0 0122537486073
M22 TZ0 0142945567081
M23 TZ0 0132941546680
M24 TZ0 0132941546680
HL Social And Cultural Anthropology
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0142942536374
N19 TZ0 0142839536680
N20 TZ0 0142739526681
M21 TZ0 0102443536274
M22 TZ0 0122543546477
M23 TZ0 0142742536375
M24 TZ0 0142742536375

*Timezone 0 (Worldwide)

*Timezone 1 (North America, South America)

*Timezone 2 (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania)

NOTE: N20, M21, N21, M22, N22 grade boundaries were artificially low due to COVID. There were also

NOTE: Beware of using outdated grade boundaries. Many subjects have since updated their syllabus.