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Prerequisites: ANT 101 or ANT 204. Examines the development of children from a cultural perspective. Special emphasis placed on the induction of children into speech communities and on the social nature of learning. Cognitive abilities are explained in relation to the complex dynamics of socialization. 3 credits.
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Prerequisite: ANT 101. Major patterns characterizing Latin American cultures of Spanish heritage. Mesoamerica is studied intensively; the world view and major social institutions of indigenous and Spanish antecedents as well as of contemporary tribal and national culture are considered. 3 credits.
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Archaeological Fact and Fiction A critical examination of what and how we know about the human past through the comparison of fictional accounts with the actual archaeological record. Emphasis placed on the methods, logic and analogies used to identify past human behavior. Famous prehistoric frauds and myths conceived by pseudoarchaeologists and novelists are also discussed. 3 credits.
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Introduction to Forensic Science An overview of the scientific method and its application to the analysis of physical evidence as it impacts investigations and court proceedings. Topics include the study of basic methods of documentation, collection and preservation of physical evidence; general schemes for the analysis of chemical and biological evidence; identification and individualization of firearms, fingerprints, imprints, documents, hairs, fibers, blood and body fluids, paint, drugs, and poisons, patterns and other materials associated with crimes. The course material is reinforced through the use of actual case studies, hands-on exercises, and class excercises. 3 credits.
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Prerequisite: ANT 101, PSY 100, SOC 101, or SOC 211. Examines myth, ritual, and kinship filtered through the lens of various forms of media in the United States. Explores films and case studies of movies, TV sitcoms and dramas, and news broadcasts. 3 credits.
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Special Topics Examination of developments, issues, and/or creative work in the field of anthropology. 3 credits.
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Prerequisites: ANT 101 or ANT 102 or PSY 100 and 3 credits of BIO. Race, hominid behavior, socio-biology, creationism, molecular genetics, psychosis, brain measures, formative causation, frauds, discoveries, and taphonomy. 3 credits.
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Children, Language, Socialization Prerequisite: ANT 101 or ANT 204 Examines the development of children from a cultural perspective. Special emphasis placed n the induction of children into speech communities and on the social nature of learning. Cognitive abilities are explained in relation to the complex dynamics of socialization. 3 credits.
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Prerequisite: ANT 101. Application of the science of anthropology to solutions of contemporary social change problems. Research and experience of anthropologists in various developing areas are examined. 3 credits.
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Prerequisite: ANT 101. The cross-cultural approach to health behavior, with emphasis on social factors related to the success of public health programs in underdeveloped Third World countries. 3 credits.
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