S/A 266 - Psychological Anthropology

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Description:

Psychological anthropology is the study of the dynamic relationship between culture and psychology, with primary emphasis on non-Western cultures and their culture-bearers. This includes "folk models" of psychological experience (ethnopsychology). The course introduces the research, methods, and theory in the field and examines how culture interfaces with personality; mind (e.g., thinking, consciousness, and altered states, including dreams and trance); the constitution of the self and emotion; psychopathology (e.g., culture-bound syndromes); and personal experience. NWEST, Fall semester.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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