01:070:372 - Anthropology of the Body

Institution:

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Description:

Body in history and society. Comparative approaches to cultural construction of bodies. Impact of gender, sexuality, ethno-national, racial, and class differences on body practices. Formation of normative discourses on the body in medical science, consumer culture, and mass media. Prerequisite: 01:070:101. Recommended: an additional course in cultural anthropology.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rutgers.edu/

Phone Number:

(732) 932-1766

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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