ANT H360 - Language and Culture

Institution:

Framingham State University

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Description:

An examination of language and culture from an anthropological perspective. The course investigates how language shapes our perceptions, and how language is controlled by powerful groups, such as politicians and the media, to influence our ideas and behaviors. It poses the question: Why do women and men, members of different racial/ethnic groups, and people of different social classes speak the same language differently? Prerequisite: ANTH 161 Cultural Anthropology or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.framingham.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 620-1220

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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