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3.00 Credits
The cultural dimensions of power will be examined in a comparative framework, exploring in depth a non-Western setting such as village Mexico or Africa and Western settings such as the Mafia or college committees. The emphasis is on how individuals use power within their culture, be it a village or an office. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Staff
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What are the principal ways in which the individual is shaped by the surrounding social and cultural world Each semester we will pose this question in relation to a particular foreign culture in order to: (1) learn how anthropological models and theories interpret and/or explain this relationship and (2) find an anthropological route into that culture. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
This course examines social deviancy with a particular focus with competing theoretical explanations of deviant behaviors such as corporate crime, delinquency, sex work, substance abuse and violent crime. Attention will be given to the normative, symbolic processes through which individuals and acts become defined as deviant. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Shulman
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3.00 Credits
The course will survey major genres of folklore and the methods of analysis applied to them. Examples will be taken from many parts of the world, and will include such forms as myths, legends, folktales, proverbs, riddles, games, jokes, and superstitions. Students will be expected to prepare an original collection of folklore materials. [W] Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Niles
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3.00 Credits
The family is the most universal of all institutionalized human groups and yet, in our own society, seems fragile and unstable. A primary theme throughout the course is in the changing forms and functions of the family with emphasis on contemporary society. Consideration will be given to class, ethnic and life-style variations in family form. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Kissane
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3.00 Credits
The last century was a century of "release" from the traditional bonds of community-family, place, class and religion. The paradox of that release (as yet unresolved) is that this new freedom from traditional social forms was accompanied by alienation-the estrangement of individuals from each other, from the world of objects, from the world of thought, and from themselves. [W Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Schneiderman
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3.00 Credits
Shared representations of the past both reflect and shape social identities. Because societies are heterogeneous, differing views of the past coexist, and history itself can become a battleground. What are the outcomes of clashes over the interpretation of past events How are distinct visions of the past preserved over the generations Through a rigorous schedule of readings and writing, culminating in a final research project, students consider the many ways in which the past enters everyday lives and may even shape the future. [W] Prerequisite: A&S 102 or A&S 103 Smith
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3.00 Credits
The course deals with "systems of thought," addressing such questions as: Do forestworshipping pygmies think in ways that are fundamentally different from quark- hunting physicists Magic, science and religion will be compared as competing ways of explaining reality. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
This course centers on cities as sites and subjects of anthropological inquiry. Across the globe, urbanization has increasingly defined the landscape of modern life. What makes the metropolis meaningful, and how do spatial forms shape social practices In what sense does the cultural milieu of the city-material and symbolic, dynamic and diverse-challenge us to critically re-imagine anthropology How are social identities shaped by the everyday experience of urban communities, commodities, and cultural forms [W] Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Bissell
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the impact of business upon our culture and the role of business in modern society. Of special interest are the growth and development of capitalism and business thought, the influence of the corporation, and the role of management in society. Case materials are utilized extensively. Prerequisite: A&S 102 or 103, or permission of instructor Staff
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