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PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing. There is a substantial portion of the psychological nature of human beings that is neither homogeneous nor fixed across time and space. At the heart of the discipline of cultural psychology is the tenet of psychological pluralism. Research findings in cultural psychology thus raise provocative questions about the integrity and value of alternative forms of subjectivity across cultural groups. This course analyzes the concept of "culture" and examines ethnic and cross-cultural variations in mental functioning, with special attention to the cultural psychology of emotions, self, moral judgment, categorization, and reasoning . R. Shweder. Autumn. (C)
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Completion of the general education requirement in social sciences is recommended. This course focuses on Eastern and Southern Africa, including Madagascar. We explore various aspects of how the colonial encounter transformed local societies, even as indigenous African social structures profoundly molded and shaped these diverse processes. Topics include the institution of colonial rule, independence movements, ethnicity and interethnic violence, ritual and the body, love, marriage, money, and popular culture. J. Cole. Winter. ( C)
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PQ: Completion of the general education requirement in the biological sciences. This course explores the behavior and ecology of nonhuman primates with emphasis on their natural history and evolution. Specific topics include methods for the study of primate behavior, history of primate behavior research, socioecology, foraging, predation, affiliation, aggression, mating, parenting, development, communication, cognition, and evolution of human behavior. D. Maestripieri. Autumn. ( A)
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This survey course explores the role of natural language in shaping human thought. Through lecture and discussion, we take up the topic at three levels: semiotic-evolutionary (the role of natural language in enabling distinctively human forms of thinking-the rise of true concepts and self-consciousness), structural-comparative (the role of specific language codes in shaping habitual thought-the "linguistic relativity" of experience), and functional-discursive (the role of specialized discursive practices and linguistic ideologies in cultivating specialized forms of thought-the pragmatics, politics, and aesthetics of reason and expression). Readings, which are drawn from many disciplines, emphasize developmental, cultural, and critical approac hes. J. Lucy. Spri ng. (
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A look at societies in other parts of the world demonstrates that modernity in the realm of love, intimacy, and family often had a different trajectory from the European one. This course surveys ideas and practices surrounding love, marriage, and capital in the modern world. Using a range of theoretical, historical, and anthropological readings, as well as films, the course explore such topics as the emergence of companionate marriage in Europe and the connections between arranged marriage, dowry, love, and money. Case studies are drawn primarily from Europe, India, and Africa. J. Cole. Spring.
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PQ: Completion of the general education requirement in the biological sciences. This course introduces the mechanism, ecology, and evolution of behavior, primarily in nonhuman species, at the individual and group level. Topics include the genetic basis of behavior, developmental pathways, communication, physiology and behavior, foraging behavior, kin selection, mating systems and sexual selection, and the ecological and social context of behavior. A major emphasis is placed on understanding and evaluating scientific studies and their field and lab techniques. S. Pruett-Jones (even-numbered years), J. Mateo (odd-numbered years). Winter. ( A)
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This course addresses the major issues involved in first-language acquisition. We deal with the child's production and perception of speech sounds (phonology), the acquisition of the lexicon (semantics), the comprehension and production of structured word combinations (syntax), and the ability to use language to communicate (pragmatics). S. Goldin-Meadow. Winter.
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PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing. Tolstoy' s great nove l Anna Karenin a may be the finest and most compelling depiction in literature of the diverse aspects and outcomes of romantic love. Combining humanistic and social scientific perspectives, this course undertakes an intensive study of the novel to examine the joys and sorrows of romantic love, and the successes and tragedies that follow from it, as well as the aesthetic achievement of the novel as a major work of art. Resources for understanding the development of th e novel ? characters and the fate of their relationships are drawn fr om Freud 's Introductory Lectures on Psychoanaly sis and other works. Bases for a critical appreciation of the novel are drawn f rom Aristotl e's Poe tics and Nietzsc he's The Birth of Tragedy. D. Orlinsky, H. Sinaiko. Spr
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This seminar explores the variety of qualitative methods used in social science study. Perspectives surveyed include field study, including the Chicago studies of social disorganization. "Grounded Theory," ethnography and study of culture, and narrative and life-story approaches to study of person and social life. Attention is devoted to issues of method such as reliability and validity, implications for philosophy of social science study, portrayal of both person and context or setting, and to both the complex interplay of observer and observed, and "reflexivity" in the human sciences . B. Cohler. Spring. (M)
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This course considers gay, lesbian, and bisexual lives from childhood through later life. Beginning with study of the concept of sexual identity, this course explores what is known about biological factors presumed relevant to emergence of same gender sexual orientation. We also discuss social circumstances and aspects of personal development salient among those persons whose self-identify is or becomes gay, lesbian, or bisexual across the years of childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, as well as in middle and later life. We focus on such issues as gender atypical interests, the contribution of familial circumstances, and the role of the "coming-out" story. We also explore such issues as intimacy, partnership, parenthood, and aging among bisexual men and women, lesbians, and gay men. We conclude with considerations and limitations of "queer theory" to our understanding of sexual identity and life sto ry. B. Cohler. Winter. Not offered 2 009-10; will be offered 2010
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