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3.00 Credits
Methods and techniques are offered in the traditions of structuralism to provide practical guidance for investigators of language in the field, where they collect data from living speakers. Topics include the theoretical underpinnings and discovery procedure of field linguistics, informant selection, sample building, data elicitation, file management, preliminary data analysis, and issues of relationship, etc. Prerequisites: ANTH 120 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3- 0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore aspects of modern human behavior and development that are thought to have been shaped by natural selection and are or were adaptive. Using evolutionary and animal models we will examine life history strategies at various stages of human development. Topics to be covered range from parent-offspring conflict to questions of adaptiveness in post-reproductive years and old age. Prerequisites: ANTH 105, BIOL 103, or BIOL 117. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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This course uses case studies, analyses and critiques of development programs, and class discussions to explore definitions of "development"and "Third World"; the dominantparadigms and ideologies that influence social, political and economic strategies in Third World countries; the "cost" of developmentfor receiving countries; the significance of globalization and the dynamics between dependency, power relationships, and poverty. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered spring, even years
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover various topics in primatology. Topics will rotate but will fall into the following categories: primate behavior and ecology, primate evolution, primate anatomy, or particular primate families or geographic regions. May be taken twice under different subtitles. Prerequisites: ANTH 233. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered fall, odd years
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3.00 Credits
An intensive investigation of the development of theory in anthropology, offering advanced students a unified perspective on the discipline of anthropology as a whole. The course is designed to enable students to critique classic readings in anthropological theory, review commentary on these materials and summarize central concepts in the field of Anthropology. Prerequisites: ANTH 208 or ANTH 229 and major status at the senior level. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered every fall
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the effects of globalization on the health of people around the globe and relates disparities in the spread of preventable diseases and access to basic health services to the growing inequality between rich and poor nations. Some of the issues explored include the repercussions of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the emergence and impact of new illnesses; the feminization of poverty and its impact on the health of children; and the effects of political repression and violence. The theoretical perspective used to analyze these issues draws on the work of applied and public anthropologists as well as the literature on globalization, public health, race, ethnic and gender politics. Prerequisites: ANTH 100 or ANTH 101. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered fall, even years
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to basic field methods in archaeology. The course is primarily designed for anthropology students and/ or those students interested in pursuing archaeological fieldwork as either a career or life experience. It emphasizes hands-on learning, and teaches basic excavation and surveying techniques, stratigraphic analysis, record keeping, data processing, horizontal and vertical mapping techniques, local and regional culture history, and implementation of excavation research designs. Field sites are tpically off campus and may require students to camp. There is a program fee to cover transportation, housing, and equipment. Prerequisites: ANTH 110 or permission of instructor. Offered summers
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3.00 Credits
An intensive investigation of the development of method and theory in Anthropology. The course is designed to enable students to critique contemporary readings (post- 1950) in anthropological theory, review in depth commentary on these materials, and summarize central concepts that are current in the field of Anthropology. Prerequisites: ANTH 208 or ANTH 229 and major status at the senior level. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered every spring
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3.00 Credits
Standard methods of primatological research applied in the field, including research design and data collection. Data collection may be conducted at various research sites. Topics to be considered primarily fall into the categories of primate behavior and ecology. Prerequisites: ANTH 304 and permission of instructor. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered during intersession as scheduled by Study Abroad Office
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3.00 Credits
This course is a follow-up to ANTH 323. Students will analyze the data they collected during the previous intersession. They will learn and utilize standard methods of behavioral/ecological data organization and analyses and reporting of results. Prerequisites: ANTH 323. Credits: 3(0-3) Offered by individual arrangement
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