The
course deals with the beginnings and development of human society and its
culture such as social organization, language and communication, patterns of
subsistence, economic systems, the formation of groups, kinship and descent,
political organization and social control, religion and magic, the nature of
cultural change, the emergence of modern society and technology etc. It also
includes the similar organizational and cultural characteristics of
contemporary human societies. It further addresses the nature of diverse
cultural organizations, heritage, traditions, and ritualistic characteristics
of different indigenous communities and sub-cultures of Bangladesh and
other countries across the world. Some theoretical knowledge relating to cultures
and different organizations are also considered equally important.
