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An overview of the relationship of agriculture to other aspects of culture, through time and cross-culturally. The origins of agriculture, the role of agriculture in subsistence and trade, and its connection to social structure, religion, and values. The rise of industrial agriculture and agriculture in Iowa. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. ANDELSON.
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Examination of shifts in theory and approach to studies of ethnicities. Topics include history of key concepts, including "ethnicity," "ethnic identities," a"culture," as well as perspectives on racism as a system, education and acculturation,class and ethnicity, and nationalism. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. GIBEL MEVORACH.
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4.00 Credits
Ethnographic and historic study of Latin American cultures. Description and analysis of native cultures and colonialism's impact on native peoples' lives.Current trends in Latin America analyzed, including family, economy, religion, environment, urbanism, and social issues. Women and gender issues in Latin America also considered. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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4.00 Credits
Language in its sociocultural context. Cultural behavior as communication. Language in relation to cultural systems of cognition, values, and symbols. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104, or Linguistics 114, or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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An archaeological perspective on major themes and trends in the development of Old World civilizations: agricultural origins, trade and migration, metal and other technological innovations, role of ideology and symbol systems in social change, religion as a power base, rise of elite leadership, and state-level society. Covers much of Old World with emphasis on particular areas. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. WHITTAKER.
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4.00 Credits
Archaeological record from human entry into the area to European domination: hunting, gathering, and agricultural developments. Geographical and physical anthropological backgrounds presented. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. WHITTAKER.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of Aztec, Inca, and Maya cultures, including economics, politics, and religion. Concentrates on the dynamics of early states and explores reasons for their rise and fall. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. KAMP.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the history of anthropological theory from the Enlightenment to the present. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 and at least one 200-level anthropology course, or permission of instructor. ANDELSON, ROPER.
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4.00 Credits
See Sociology 291.
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4.00 Credits
Also listed as Sociology 292. The processes by which ethnographers construct an understanding of human behavior; what questions they ask and how they answer them. Students engage in ethnographic field studies. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. TAPIAS.
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