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4.00 Credits
Historical consciousness course (H). Northern North American was home to many cultures prior to European contact. Over ten thousand years of changing cultural tradition resulted in a diversity of social, religious, and subsistence traditions within the continental United States. This course explores the lifeways of prehistoric to historic cultures. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Historical Consciousness -H
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Historical consciousness course (H). This course introduces the basic concepts of archaeological method and theory through an exploration of world prehistory. The course begins with the processes of human evolution and continues on to the development of states and other complex political structures in China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, North America and South America. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Historical Consciousness -H
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International/multicultural course (I). This course is about the human experience of disease in cross-cultural, historical, and evolutionary perspective. Topics include: the cultural base of medical knowledge, the role of the healer, the impact of political and economic forces on the health of individuals and communities, applying anthropology in health settings. Students will be required to gain first hand experience in a complimentary medical practice or conduct fieldwork in a healthcare setting. Faculty: L. GREENE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I
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ANTH 1100 or SOCY 1100. Not open to students with credit for ANTH 2602. International/multicultural course (I). This course will explore the variation found, cross-culturally, in human language. Students will learn the characteristics of human language in both structure and usage. Special attention will be paid to the problems surrounding interethnic communication in pluralistic societies and applications in institutional settings. Faculty: L. GREENE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I
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4.00 Credits
The study of the relationship between the individual and his/her cultural environment. Examines the emergence of distinctive personality styles in culture, the ways in which diversity is handled and culture changed. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department
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4.00 Credits
Is culture an evolutionary adaptation? This course provides an introduction to variation and adaptation within modern human populations. The contributions of culture and biology to variation among human populations will be compared and contrasted. Particular attention will be paid to the role of evolution in shaping populations. Concepts of race/ethnicity and sex/gender will be discussed from anthropological, biological and historical perspectives. The effect of stressors and cultural mitigation of stressors will be discussed. Seemingly harmful variations, such as genetic disease, will be examined from adaptational and cultural perspectives. The genetic, fossil, and linguistic evidence for long-term. migration patterns of humans will be examined to better understand the distribution of human traits today. Faculty: M. LEWIS 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department
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4.00 Credits
International/multicultural course (I). This course is about the study of food from an anthropological perspective. Topics include: food and identity (gender, ethnicity, class); gender, food and community (politics and economy); food and the body. Students will be required to conduct fieldwork about food beliefs, values, or behaviors in the local community. Faculty: J. RUBENSTEIN 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I
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4.00 Credits
International/multicultural course (I) The aim of this course is to develop a deeper understanding of anthropological concept of ethnicity. Students will be expected to engage in fieldwork, conduct an oral history, and maintain an on-line blog documenting an ethnic culture. Faculty: J. RUBENSTEIN, L. GREENE, L. NELSON 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I
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4.00 Credits
Values/ethics course (V). This course is about the description of the core beliefs and values identified with United States culture and society. Topics include: individualism vs. community, family, education, art, and sports. Students will be required to conduct fieldwork about American beliefs, values, or behaviors in the local community. Faculty: J. RUBENSTEIN 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Values/Ethics-V
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4.00 Credits
International/Multicultural course. (I) The study of Jewish-American culture in diverse settings. Topics include debate on identity, adaptation to culture, and ethnic political movements. Faculty: J. RUBENSTEIN 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Sociology and Anthropology Department Course Attributes: International/Multicultural -I
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