ANTH 2125: Urban Anthropology
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Cross-cultural analysis of urban life; rise of early cities; rural-urban differences; migration; ethnicity, urban poverty; effects of urban life on kinship systems; modernization. Section information text: Anthropologists have long recognized the importance of studying cities as special types of human conglomerates. Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this trend is expected to grow. This course is designed to provide students with a broad survey of key issues within the study of cities, such as the rise of early cities, rural-urban differences, modernization, urban poverty, migration, ethnicity, racial segregation, gender stratification, housing, urban social movements, and gentrification. Informed by theoretical and methodological debates within the field of urban studies, we will examine the city as a process and a changing historical formation, rather than as a given.
Average GPA: 3.52
Grade distribution records: 370 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 241 | 65.1% |
| B | 87 | 23.5% |
| C | 24 | 6.5% |
| D | 9 | 2.4% |
| F | 3 | 0.8% |
| W | 4 | 1.1% |
Based on 370 student grade records across 13 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Catherine Fuentes 352 students, Average GPA 3.52
- Andreina Torres Angarita 17 students, Average GPA 3.56