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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on a comparative analysis of children's lives in the U.S. and other cultures. Examines the interplay of culture and biology in the socialization process. Children will be viewed at work and at play. Explores significant social problems affecting children. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140
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3.00 Credits
Compares medical beliefs and practices in Western and non-Western societies. Examines cultural beliefs, social behaviors, and economic and environmental factors that influence susceptibility to disease. Addresses issues concerning patient-doctor communication and psychosocial management of illness. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140
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3.00 Credits
Examines the concept of stigma and its application to individuals with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities in American culture and evaluates the impact of stigma on interpersonal encounters between the disabled and the able bodied. Examines adaptive strategies and destigmatization processes. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140 or SOCI 100
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3.00 Credits
Explores nation-states as social and historical creations. Examines the forces and factors that produce national, ethnic, indigenous, and popular culture. Investigates gendered, ethnic, and religious dissent, and controversies concerning diverse cultural claims and transnational processes. Considers the role of popular culture in shaping representations of self and others. Examples are drawn from the U.S., Israel/Palestine, South Africa, Egypt, Tibet, and more. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140 or instructor approval
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3.00 Credits
Explores nation-states as social and historical creations. Examines the forces and factors that produce national, ethnic, indigenous, and popular culture. Investigates gendered, ethnic, and religious dissent, and controversies concerning diverse culture claims and transnational process. Considers the role of popular culture in shaping representations of self and others. Examples are drawn from the U.S. Israel/Palestine, South Africa, Egypt, Tibet, and more. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140 or instructor approval
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Examines the roles and statuses of women and men in Western and nonwestern societies, treating gender as a social construct rather than a biological given. Considers theories about the bases of sexual inequality and the relationship between gender and other social hierarchies. Investigates how cultural notions of gender influence an individual's religious, political, sexual, and familial experiences. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140
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3.00 Credits
Compares the forms of resistance practiced by oppressed groups in a variety of societies. Considers the assumptions that have influenced researchers' assessments of social action. Emphasizes that numerous cultural practices, ranging from religious rites to oratory to spirit possession, have political implications. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140
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3.00 Credits
A course or seminar for students who have taken a substantial number of anthropology courses. Such courses or seminars may explore any of a variety of topics concerning social anthropology, physical anthropology, archeology, applied anthropology, or linguistics, or courses in theory and method. Prereq: ANTH 130 or ANTH 140 and additional prereqs to be announced
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3.00 Credits
Supervised academic class presentation(s), assistance with study sessions and tutorials, attendance at all classes, final paper and other duties negotiated with course instructor. Must have completed a minimum of four(4) courses in the discipline, have a 3.0 overall GPA or better, and a B+ or better in the course. This course can be taken for either Pass/Fail or traditional letter grading. The course requires approval of the department prior to enrollment. Prereq: Junior/senior status
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Open to juniors and seniors who wish to read in a given area or to study a topic in depth under the direction of an anthropologist. Requires written reports and frequent conferences with the advisor. Prereq: Junior/senior status, department approval
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