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3.00 Credits
An examination of the emergence of the discipline and contemporary theoretical issues and perspectives. Major theories in the study of human nature and culture will be discussed in their historical contexts. Special attention will be given to cultural ecology, structuralism, structural-functionalism, political economy, symbolic anthropology, poststructuralism, reflexive anthropology. (DS)
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This course investigates the relationship of humans and the natural environment. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of human ecological adaptation that is evolutionary and holistic. It will investigate human variation in response to conditions of heat, cold, altitude, diet, and disease. In particular, it will focus on subsistence practices, and especially how past human societies and cultures adapted to the environment and changed over time. The complexity of how human societies both exploit and are limited by their environment will be stressed. (DS)
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural investigation of religious beliefs and practices. The course will cover rites of transition, death and the afterlife, gods, ritual, charismatic religious leaders, religious movements, ghosts, traditional curing, shamanism, demons, witches, and sorcerers. (Cross-list PSY 422) (DH)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the causes, processes, and effects of social change in simple and complex societies, with emphasis on the major theories of social and cultural change. (Cross-list SOC 423) (DS)
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the origins of Pacific peoples and their settlement and adaptation to the islands in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Evidence will be drawn from archaeological sites, artifacts, languages, and oral traditions. (Cross-list HIST/HPST 437) (DH)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on contemporary Polynesian societies. Topics covered include subsistence and exchange; kinship, marriage, and family life; ritual and belief systems; rank and political leadership; and ideas about health and illness. Special attention will also be devoted to current issues affecting Polynesian peoples, such as population growth, migration, the problem of insuring economic growth in a global economy, the politics of identity, and health and environmental issues. (DS)
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the dozens of distinct cultures and the important historical events and changes to the "little islands" of Micronesia. Micronesian cultures are noted for careful adaptations to their physical environments, some described as "marginal". They are renowned as navigators.They have some of the most highly developed chiefdoms and extensive empires within the Pacific. Over centuries of European and Asian presence in the region, Micronesians came into contact with whalers, traders, missionaries, colonists, and the military. Micronesia was a major arena during World War II and an important site of postwar nuclear weapons testing. Today, the region has achieved a measure of political independence. But, Micronesia's strategic location continues to be of global interest. Life has changed significantly, yet tradition remains strong. (DS)
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3.00 Credits
This course applies concepts and methods from physical anthropology to problems in human identification. These allow the investigator to determine age, sex, ancestry, diseases, and pathologies found in human remains. The course also considers DNA testing and its role in the courts. In addition, a review of actual case studies and a special field trip to the Central Identification Laboratory are also featured. (DB)
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates upon specific forensic anthropology skills in detail, as used by practitioners in the field. Topics include assessment of age, sex, ancestry, stature, trauma, osseous pathology, taphonomic history, methods of individualization/positive identification, and forensic entomology/time since death. The course will include lectures and also feature practical training with osteological specimens. Students will complete a research project on one of the forensic topics covered in the course. Pre: ANTH 297 and 297L, or equivalent coursework. (DB)
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural study of mental illness and therapeutic practices comparing Western and non-Western cultures. (Cross-list PSY 474) (DS)
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