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  • ANTH 415: Nutrition and Health

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The influence of nutrition on physical and mental development from conception to adulthood. Topics include: 1) the definition and function of the essential nutrients for people, 2) basic principles of human growth and development, 3) the causes and consequences of under- and overnutrition, 4) feeding practices for infants and children and the development of food habits, 5) nutrient and food problems in the local region and in global perspective. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 415 and ANTH 515. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 420: Kinship and Marriage

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A study of the diversity of kinship and marriage systems, and of the history of kinship theory which has played a seminal role in the development of general anthropological theory. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 420 and ANTH 520. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 421: Education and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    How and where do people learn? Why are there schools, and how is schooling culturally organized? Why do school experiences tend to vary by "race", social class, and gender? What insights does anthropology bring to practical problems of learning and teaching? Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 421 and ANTH 521. ANTH 101 or SOC 200 recommended. (AY). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 422: Narrative Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A consideration of alternative approaches to gaining ethnographic understandings by reading anthropological novels (Bohannan, LeGuin), fiction and poetry by non-western authors (Silko, Achebe), and travel writing (Chatwin, O'Hanlon). Junior standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 425: Language and Society

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An examination of the social functions of speech through readings and exercises, emphasizing schools and other applied settings. Topics include ethnic and social class dialects, codeswitching, and the organization of conversation. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 425 and ANTH 525. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 430: Medical Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A comprehensive examination of how culture mediates processes of illness and healing. Comparative materials are examined which provide a context for an anthropological analysis of modern biomedicine. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 435: Human Genetics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An analysis of human genetic variation in terms of the theory of population genetics considers such polymorphisms as blood groups and variant hemoglobins as well as morphological characters like stature, skin color, and so on. Emphasis is on the genetics of human populations and particular attention is drawn to cultural factors affecting human biology. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 440: Religion and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An introduction to the comparative study of religious systems. Explores religious beliefs and practices in non-Western cultures; surveys theoretical approaches to the study of religion; and discusses how religions grow, develop, and change. ANTH 101 recommended. (YR). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 444: Political Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A consideration of some of the major anthropological views of politics, focusing on the relations of power to kinship, stratification, and religion in both states and stateless societies. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • ANTH 450: Anthropological Theory

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An historical account of the development of anthropological theory, emphasizing the continuity between consecutive styles of explanation. Substantial consideration of recent theoretical developments in structuralism and ecological analysis. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (OC). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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