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This course will examine diversity from the perspectives of race, ethnicity, class and gender. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of racism, classism and sexism on interpersonal relationships and strategies to encourage diversity in schools, neighborhoods, and the work place. Students may also enroll in "directed research" in conjunction with his course. 3 hrs
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This course will trace the imagery of the American Indian used by film makers through the years and how this has played a role in reinforcing certain inaccurate perceptions of American Indian cultural, social, and economic life. The course examines the sociological implications created by persistently showing misrepresented images of American Indians. The goal is to measure and compare the reality of American Indian life (values, traditions, and beliefs) with the images created by film makers from the early years of the 20th century to the present. Also cross listed as SOCIOL 325. 1 hr
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This class will convey information about the implementation of US Government policies, from treaty making, establishing reservations, removing, confronting tribes militarily, and abolishing reservations through allotment resulted in consequences detrimental to tribal welfare. The colonization process created ramifications and consequences that Indian people contend with to this day. This class will provide a historical overview of the consequences associated with political, social, and economic processes that divested Indian people of control over their lives and land they originally lived on. Also cross listed as SOCIOL 323. 1 hr
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The Anthropology of the Body is an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the body as the subject and object of social processes. Anthropological approaches to ritual, performance, reproduction, and healing will provide a framework for classical as well as contemporary explorations of bodily representation and experiences across a variety of cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course will trace the imagery of the American Indian used by film makers through the years and how this has played a role in reinforcing certain inaccurate perceptions of American Indian cultural, social, and economic life. The course examines the sociological implications created by persistently showing misrepresented imagtes of American Indians. The goal is to measure and compare the reality of American Indian life (values, traditions, and beliefs) with the images created by film makers from the early years of the 20th century to the present. Also cross listed as SOCIOL 325 1 hr
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3.00 Credits
A course designed to apply anthropological methods to the study of various urban environments. The approach to the subject is comparative, seeking to spell out those features of the urban setting which vary from culture to culture as well as those which are common to all. Also offered as SOCIOL 331. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the definition of leadership as it relates to American Indian issues. Consideration will be given to the nuances of leadership by examining the social, cultural, economic, and political situations that gave cause for particular individuals to assume roles of leadership. The course will compare and contrast the notions of leadership within American Indian ranks with those practiced by non-indian leaders. It will trace the evolving nature of leadership within tribal nations and American Indian communitites from past to present, as well as looking at indian leadership roles in time of war and peace. Lives of the major characters of American Indian historical record will be reviewed, such as Geronimo, Crazy horse, Sitting Bull, Osceola, Tecumseh, Pontiac, Black Hawk, Quannah Parker, and Captain Jack. Alsoc cross listed as SOCIOL 326 1 hr
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3.00 Credits
Examines in a comparative perspective the social, cultural and political framework of economic activities. Emphasis is placed on socioeconomic systems and the contradictions they generate. Crosslisted with SOCIOL 341R. Offered: Annually. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
A survey of emerging cultures and societies in Latin America; pre-history and geography; the Mayan, the Aztec and Incan civilizations; contemporary Indian, peasant and urban subcultures; the impact of forces such as migration, urbanization, peasant mobilization, and agrarian reform. Also offered as SOCIOL 343. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the cultures of African people and their descendents who settled in Europe, the Caribbean or the Americas due primarily to the impact of the Trans-Atlantic trade in human beings. The focus will be comparative, with emphasis on cultural adaptation, kinship systems, music and religion. 3 hrs
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