ATH 250 - Anthropology of Sex & Gender

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

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Description:

A scientific examination of crosscultural differences in the definition of sex and gender and of the behavior associated with specific gender categories. Topics covered include the distinction between sex and gender "Third Genders" household economy and organization monogamy, polygyny, and polyandry infanticide violence and aggression gender stratification circumcision and subincision and the evolution of gender roles in human society. Prerequisite: ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology or SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Meets general academic requirement W.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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