Introduces some major theories, principles, and concepts. Includes ethnographic studies of selected cultures, including Iroquois, Masai, Yanomamo, and people of Papua, New Guinea. Includes subsistence patterns, political and economic systems, marriage, family and kinship, gender roles, religion and magic, and culture and personality. Issues such as universal human rights and consequences of progress also addressed. 3 credits

Overview of cultural universals and cultural diversity, using comparative analysis of African, American, Asian and other cultures. Examination of the impact of contact between cultures and the contemporary condition of indigenous peoples, using case studies (ethnographies), ethnographic film and class activities.