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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Food influences the life of every person: from one's personal relationship with food to religious dietary rules to global corporate food production. This course addresses the meanings of food among different cultures, and it explores the ways in which geographic, cultural, political, and economic forces interact to influence our food preferences, health, and nutritional status. How do gender, ethnicity, class, religion, the media, and corporate capitalism influence the manner in which we perceive, acquire, prepare, and consume food Moreover, how do we, through what and how we eat and do not eat, construct relationships with our bodies, with others, with our histories, with animals, and the environment We will examine these questions through the use of academic texts, media accounts, personal narratives, art, film, and fieldwork. Students should be willing to participate in class discussion and activities, as well as organized and independent fieldtrips. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
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A study of the dynamics of industrial society -- with detailed analysis of the United States and Japan -- in the context of social organization, culture, and human behavior. Topics will include technological environment, production, labor, marketing, family, educational systems, religion, patterns of interpersonal relationships, and health care systems. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA
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This course will introduce students to groups of people living in many different areas of the world. We will focus on indigenous peoples and cultural change, a vibrant area of anthropological research and an issue that affects peoples in countries throughout the world. Our main case study examines the predicament of indigenous peoples as they deal with the state and with more powerful peoples in three different regions of the world. Some of the central questions we will address are: Who are indigenous peoples What are the forms of social organization and cultural practices of particular groups of indigenous peoples How have indigenous peoples sought to maintain sovereignty and their unique identities in the face of continued discrimination and marginalization What international efforts have been made to develop policies and programs that improve the situation of indigenous peoples We will also critically examine representations of indigenous peoples in the popular media. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West, WRITING INTENSIVE
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The course will review recent trends in international migration in the context of the processes of globalization. We will study contemporary movements of people crossing international borders, and will look at the social and cultural effects of these movements. The course will familiarize students with shifts in migration over time and the political and economic processes that shape international migration. By examining several in-depth ethnographic studies, we will also learn about individuals and communities experience various forms of migration. Some of the key questions the course addresses are: Why do peoples relocate across international borders Why and how do states attempt to control international migration and what are the effects of these policies on migrants' lives How is the meaning of citizenship changing in an era of globalization How are the identities of migrants shaped by the experience of migration What kinds of relationships do migrants maintain with homelands and with communities of migrants in other countries 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the concept of religion as a phenomenon that exists cross culturally. The course will survey the major anthropological theories in the study of religion, and students will be asked to apply these theories by conducting a short ethnographic research project on a local religious practice. Students will learn about a wide range of religious practices, including those associated with major world religions as well as shamanism, magic, and witchcraft. The course will also focus on the political dimensions of religion in the contemporary world, including an examination of progressive and fundamentalist movements. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-INTL-Intl Comparative 'West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Cities are not only windows into the cultural, social, and econmic issues of a society; they are juxtapose people of all walks of life. Using New York as a case study, this course will present an anthropological perspective on life in cities. It will also provide students the necessary tools to think critically about the meaning of "urban life" and how this meaning is mapped out onto social space. Drawing on social histories, ethnographies, social theory, short stories, and films, we will question the social and cultural categories that exist within the urban environment. Specific issues will include, but will not be limited to, the spatial component of race and ethnicity; socioeconomic class, gender, and time; the marginalization and social invisibility of certain groups of people; and aesthetics and arts. Moreover, students will be required to undertake fieldwork in the city and participate in fieldtrips during the semester to apply the theoretical concepts of the course. As a result, students will reconcile the stereotypical images of the city with the realities of millions of urban lives that live in the New York metropolitan area. The course will conclude with comparison with other urban areas to contextualize the specific case study covered in the course. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Multicultural Studies, GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department
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We will investigate how the definition, diagnosis, experience, and treatment of illnesses vary across cultures. In particular, readings and discussions will examine the social construction of health and illness, exploring the diverse ways in which humans use cultural resources to cope with disease and to develop medical and healing systems. The primary goal of this course is to help students to challenge beliefs about some often taken-for-granted assumptions about health and human behavior using the tools provided by anthropological theories and concepts. Premedical students are especially encouraged to enroll. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, TS-Sch Core- SCP Category
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