This course begins with a text, such as Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, which includes the theme of cross-cultural conflict. Four geographic regions will serve as the focus of the course: China, Latin America, Sub-Sahara Africa and Egypt. These regions may vary from time to time. The course will not attempt an in-dpeth study of the cultural values of these regions but, rather, will seek to introduce students to the concept of cultural diversity through illustration. The course will center around four organizing subjects or themes:

• livelihood
• family
• social organization and
• world view.

Syllabus
Websites
Course information

How to use these pages: Each syllabus is linked, topic by topic, to its appropriate website page, where you may find web resources appropriate to that topic. On the website page there are links back to the syllabus. At the head of each website page and each syllabus are links to all the syllabi. At the head of each website page are links to the other website pages. As through your searches you discover websites you think would be valuable to others, please inform me, Dr. John E. Becker, by email and I will consider them for inclusion on these pages.