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ANTH 272: Peoples And Cultures of Africa Worley
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
An in-depth study of selected African societies, examining traditional institutions, the colonial situation, and modernization. Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 273: Peoples And Cultures of Mesoamerica Staff
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
A survey of Mesoamerican ethnology including an introduction to cultural and linguistic regions through comparisons of ethnographic materials. Emphasis is given to acculturation, during the colonial period, among indigenous and Spanish-speaking populations, and, in the contemporary period, on social change among rural and urban sectors. Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 274: Peoples And Cultures of The Caribbean Negron
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
An ethnographic and historical overview of the Caribbean, examining the impact of external forces on local economic organization, domestic life, religion, and migration, with attention to the importance of transnational communities and migrations that link the islands with the North American mainland. Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 277: us Immigration: Contemporary Issues And Debates Negron
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Large-scale post-1965 immigration to the U.S. has significantly reshaped national life. Immigrants from the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe have radically altered the way we think about cities, race, ethnicity, nation, and politics. Key themes covered include history, politics, and processes of immigration; class and race dimensions; transnationalism; immigrants in the economy; and comparative group experiences. PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing, or permission of instructor. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 281: The Structure of Human Language Negron
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
A practical introduction to a broad variety of Western and non-Western language systems through application of some traditional linguistic techniques of American anthropology. Students receive practice in transcribing their own speech, in analyzing different phonemic systems, in formulating the word-construction rules employed by different languages, and in applying pattern discovery procedures to expose the rules underlying different levels of language structure. Though exercises focus on sound systems and word structure, students are also briefly introduced to recent developments in the analysis of higher-level syntactic structures. PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing. Distribution I Area: Philosophical and Humanistic Studies. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 285: Language And Culture Negron
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
The study of language and culture as systems of shared symbols and meanings in which verbal and nonverbal social interaction takes place. Special emphasis is given to the relationship of language to culture and on the social role of language in human life. Students are introduced to methods for analyzing social behavior and its underlying cultural principles. PREREQUISITE: Anth 106 or permission of instructor. Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 295L: Introduction to Human Rights Den Ouden
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
This is a collaboratively taught interdisciplinary course on a variety of issues related to Human Rights as discourse and practice. It covers the emergence and institutionalization of human rights discourse in the 20th century, and examines its transformations and extensions into various social, economic, political, and cultural realms globally. Topics include critique of Western and normative human rights standards, cross-cultural understandings and local articulations of human rights, politics of indigenous peoples and women's rights and cognitive and practical implementations of human rights. Distribution II Area: World Cultures. Diversity Area: International. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 301L: Three Hundred- Level Courses CHILDHOOD IN AMERICA Sieber
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
An interdisciplinary treatment of conceptions and practices of child nature and nurture in the United States, viewed in the context of American culture and history. The course begins with an historical overview of child life in America, with special attention to Puritan New England, nineteenth century industrialization and urbanization, and twentieth century trends. In treating contemporary childhood, the course examines mainstream patterns of the middle and working classes, both rural and urban; African-American child and family life; Hispano-American child and family life; enculturation among selected American Indian groups; the importance of gender as a variable in childhood experience; and the growing importance of formal institutions-such as schools, youth organizations, and medical institutions-as environments for young people. Children's own cultural constructions, in the form of games and folklore, are also considered. The course concludes with an examination of selected policy issues affecting children, such as child abuse, medical intervention, day care, and the Children's Rights Movement. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing. Previous course work in American studies, cultural anthropology, or social history is desirable. Diversity Area: United States. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credit
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ANTH 310: PRIMATE BEHAVIOR Staff
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
A broadly-based survey of non-human primates as found in their natural habitats. The course includes discussion and practice in the techniques of observation, description, and analysis of behavior, as well as informed consideration of the use of primates as human models in behavioral and biomedical research. PREREQUISITE: Anth 105 or permission of instructor. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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ANTH 313: Developmental Models in Human Evolution Ashok
3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts-Boston
An adaptive approach to human growth and development. Physical change in the regional anatomy of the human organism from conception to death is studied. This information is used to construct a developmental counterpart to the fossil, comparative, and experimental evidence used to understand the evolution of human beings. PREREQUISITE: Anth 105, or an introductory biology course. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
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