ANT 240S - Cultural Ecology

Institution:

University of Maine at Farmington

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Description:

This course will investigate the relationship of human beings to various geographical locations on earth. We will examine adaptation and subsistence strategies of foragers, pastoralists, intensive agriculturalists, and industrial agriculturalists. We will study small scale societies in the form of ethnographies and ethnographic descriptions paying close attention to the role of kinship, technology, innovation, and acculturation in each society studied. This course will focus on the role of the ethnographer as participant observer in each society studied. (Pass/Fail option) Prerequisite(s): ANT 101S and one of the Peoples and Culture courses or permission of the instructor. Every two years. CCP Credit: 4

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umf.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 778-7000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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