Anthropology 340 - Families in Asia

Institution:

Sewanee-The University of the South

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Description:

A seminar on the continuities and changes in the role of the family in everyday life in Thailand, China, and Japan. Students study anthropological approaches to understanding kinship and read and view contextualized accounts of family life from several time periods. These accounts include ethnographies, novels, children's stories, religious and philosophical texts, folktales, films and Internet materials. To the extent possible, Chinese, Japanese, and/or Thai guests visit and share their family stories. (Credit, full course.) Wallace

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.sewanee.edu

Phone Number:

(931) 598-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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