Describes instructional strategies and content for a course titled "Those Fabulous (?) Sixties." Discusses the course structure outlining four paradigms of social science research and action. Maintains that the course helps students know more about themselves, their values, and their relationships to society. (CFR)

Discusses the importance of studying non-Western cultures through the humanities and the advantages such study seems to offer in helping students learn about other peoples and how to deal with cultural differences. Believes that above all the humanities provide avenues to developing understanding and empathy for peoples of other cultures. (CMK)

Maintains that a difficulty in teaching humanities survey courses is coordinating data from the various disciplines of cultural history. Recommends the use of creation stories as "windows" on the cultures of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and the Hebrews. Provides an overview of each culture's creation stories and a bibliography of…