ANTH 323 - Culture and Personality

Institution:

Seattle University

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Description:

Psychological anthropology is a subfield of cultural anthropology that studies personality and the connection between personality and the sociocultural environment. Four key issues are (1) culture, (2) human nature, (3) personality, and (4) the interrelationship of culture, human nature and personality. Compares and contrasts ethnographic studies of a variety of societies and cultures, examining unconscious processes of cultural behavior in particular cultures, drawing upon the sciences of psychology and psychoanalysis in order to understand patterns of behavior. Examines the dynamics of human behavior through biological as well as sociocultural dimensions. Includes elements of primate social behavior and human evolution.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.seattleu.edu

Phone Number:

(206) 296-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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