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3.00 Credits
Biological anthropology is the study of primate biology within an evolutionary framework. Topics include evolutionary theory, heredity, the evolution and behavior of living and fossil primates, and an examination of the evolutionary story of Homo sapiens.
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3.00 Credits
A general survey of lifeways in North America before white contact as known through archeological information. Basic archeological concepts and a brief discussion of the history of North American archeology will be presented. Topical emphases include the prehistory of Alaska, the Northwest Coast, the Southwest, Plains, Great Basin, Midwest, and the Eastern United States. This course logically precedes ANT 2400, North American Indians. (WRITING)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the cultures and peoples of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Readings and lectures will focus on language, art, and political economy as vehicles for the expression of beliefs.
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3.00 Credits
A cultural survey of rural and urban Appalachia. A brief history of the region is followed by a discussion of the contemporary social, economic, political, and cultural characteristics of the people. The impact of processes of change, including migration, urbanization, industrialization, and resource exploitation, are explored. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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3.00 Credits
An overview of what is currently known about the prehistory of the southern Appalachian region from its initial human occupation in the Late Pleistocene epoch to the time of Spanish contact in the 16th Century. The focus is on temporal variations in prehistoric Native American adaptations and interactions within the region as revealed through archaeological research.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study of human biological and cultural evolution from the emergence of the genus Homo through early civilization. The course emphasizes Old World cultures. (MULTI-CULTURAL) (CORE: SOCIAL SCIENCES)
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3.00 Credits
An ethnographic survey of the American Indian cultures from northern Mexico to the Arctic. Also the modern Indian condition is considered. (MULTI-CULTURAL)
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3.00 Credits
An anthropological study of gender, social class, ethnicity, race and sexuality as cultural categories with a variety of meanings. Systems of inequality and the ways in which these categories are used to limit access to economic wealth, power, and prestige are analyzed in a global context. (MULTI-CULTURAL) (CORE: SOCIAL SCIENCES)
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural study of the nature and functions of belief systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding the belief systems of non- Western cultures in order to provide a means through which our own beliefs can be better understood. A variety of anthropological and psychological approaches to the study of belief systems are used. (MULTI-CULTURAL)
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3.00 Credits
Addresses stereotypes about human prehistory ("cave people") as portrayed in art, literature, and especially television and film. Reviews scientific evidence of human physical and cultural evolution in Europe and the Middle East between 1,000,000 and 10,000 years ago. Involves viewing and critically evaluating various media portrayals which provide and reinforce popular interpretations of human prehistory and evolution.
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