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4.00 Credits
Prehistoric and early historic cultural developments in California as documented by the archaeological and ethnographic record and early historic accounts. Extensive student research and presentations. 4 hours seminar/discussion. Prerequisites: ANT 102 or ANT 103 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to problem formulation and methods of analysis in archaeology, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. Review of theoretical trends in archaeology, from a current and historic perspective. Development and implementation of research designs and sampling strategies. 4 hours seminar discussion. Prerequisite: ANT 103 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Multimedia exploration of the Primates. Biosocial traits, distribution, range of variation, ecology, and evolutionary background of prosimians, new world monkeys, old world monkeys, apes, and humans. Humans in a comparative primate perspective. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. Prerequisite: ANT 101.
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3.00 Credits
Investigation of the origins, evolution, and differentiation of the human species. Critical examination of the varying theories concerning the fossil record of human evolution and the origins and development of racial variation. Study of human and nonhuman primate fossil materials. 3 hours seminar/discussion, 2 hours lab. Prerequisites: ANT 101/101A or ANT 103, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Technology as mediator between humans and natural environment. Evolution of tools and techniques in environmental manipulation. Developmental and acclimatory adjustments (biological) and regulatory (cultural) adjustments in human adaptation. 4 hours seminardiscussion. Prerequisites: All lower division GE courses in areas A, B, D and ANT 102, or permission of instructor. This course fulfills GE subareas B5, Science and Technology or D4, Social Science.
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4.00 Credits
Economic anthropology; sociocultural change and the phenomenon of "modernization" throughout the nonWestern world. Emphasis on processes and institutional adaptations relating to evolving economic activities in a variety of cultures. Dynamic nature of culture and cultural subsystems as viewed from a developmental perspective. 4 hours seminar/discussion. Prerequisite: ANT 102 or ANT 112 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Human communication in its social and historical context, the expressive dimension of culture. Topics include nonverbal communication, dialects and social variation in speech communities; pidgins and creoles; multilingualism, language planning; language and socialization of children; semantics, social interaction and communicative ritual; discourse, writing, and technology. 4 hours seminar. Prerequisites: Completion of GE requirements in Area A and Subareas C1D3. This course fulfills GE Subarea C4, Humanities Synthesis.
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4.00 Credits
Crosscultural comparison of legal systems past and present. Political, economic, and other underpinnings of various legal concepts. Symbolic and philosophical bases of social control. Examination of formal and informal means of conflict resolution, definition and treatment of deviancy and criminality. Interrelationship between morality, legality, and normative behavior. 4 hours lecture discussion. Prerequisite: ANT 102 or ANT 112 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of individual behavior and development in comparative sociocultural perspective. "National character," "normalcy," and "abnormalcy," child rearing, and other personality factors reviewed in a variety of global settings and from differing schools of theory. Prerequisite: ANT 102 or ANT 112 or permission of instructor. 4 hours lecture discussion.
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4.00 Credits
Crosscultural survey of health, disease, and medicine. Etiology, epidemiology, nutrition, life cycle problems, and health care programs in Western and nonWestern cultures. Emphasis on cultural factors in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of health problems. 4 hours lecture/presentation. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or ANT 102 or ANT 112 or permission of instructor.
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