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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Ethnographic and comparative approach to the study of the diverse cultures of the world. Examines substance patterns and sociopolitical organization of a variety of cultures in the past and present.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of crosscultural differences as documented in visual images and texts dealing with three traditional societies, the Yanomami, the Dobe, and the Dugum. Analysis of substance and economy, social cohesion and social conflict, world view, and representations of other societies in a world characterized by dramatic cultural changes.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropology of Mainland Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar [Burma], Thailand, Vietnam) from ancient to modern times. Analysis of how natural and social environments (geography, climate, migration, trade, religion, arts, and state craft) contribute to the region's cultural diversity, commonalities, and change through time.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropology of Mesoamerica's indigenous cultures. Examines cultural patterns developed in prehispanic and colonial periods, and analyzes how historical factors, environmental conditions, and political and economic environments have influenced contemporary situations for Indian peoples of the region.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropology of ancient Egyptian civilization from its earliest beginnings to the end of the New Kingdom. Ancient monuments, wall paintings, statues, tombs and hieroglypic writing are examined to gain insight into Egyptian culture and to illuminate the interaction between Egyptians and foreign peoples.
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3.00 Credits
Theory and method in the study and collection of folktales, myths, legends, proverbs, riddles, and other forms of verbal tradition.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropology of cultural differences expressed by indigenous cultures of South America. Critical analysis of such topics as environment and adaptation, kinship and social structure, social cohesion and social conflict, symbolism and ritual, and representations of other societies in a world characterized by dramatic cultural changes.
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3.00 Credits
Survey and analysis of cultural influences on the physical and social processes of aging. Examination and comparison of societal roles available to and assumed by older men and women of various cultures.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural survey of critical problems common to anthropology and health-related fields; cultural ecology of health and pathology, folk medical practices; medical beliefs in relation to other aspects of culture; public health and medical education problems as affected by ethnic culture; effects of acculturation upon mental and physical health.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the significance of work in contemporary societies. Cross-cultural comparisons of workers' life styles. Impact of changing cultural conditions on work patterns.
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