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The study of cultural and physical geography as it relates to the growing phenomenon of tourism in developing countries. Topics will include: sustainable economic and social development, cultural identity, place promotion, and alternative tourism, such as ecotourism, indigenous people as tourist attractions, and sex tourism. Case studies will be used to help illustrate the themes and issues. Also listed as Geography 267. Course Type(s): CC
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A introduction to urbanization on a global scale. Historical and contemporary development of the world's cities using geographical approaches to urban analysis. Includes examination of urban forms and the local global, social, cultural, economic, political, and physical processes that shape, and are shaped by cities, and the large and rapidly growing cities of the developing world that dominate and control the global economy. Also listed as Geography 268. Course Type(s): CC
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A social and cultural survey of representative African peoples, economic, political, and social organization, ritual practices and beliefs. Relationship of traditional cultures to Africa's role in the modern world. Course Type(s): None
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This course examines the process of growing old in different human societies. The role of culture in dealing with biological growth is emphasized. The status of the aged in different human societies is explored, as are the changes in the position of the aged as a result of industrialization. The role of ethnicity in growing old in America is examined. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
Anthropological perspectives on sexuality and gender; emergence of human sexuality and gender differentiation in the context of species evolution; cross-cultural survey of social and ideological aspects of sexuality and gender. Prerequisites: Anthropology 103 and successful completion of the Writing Proficiency Requirement. Course Type(s): None
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Focus on the complex relationship between human beings and their environments in an effort to build an ecological perspective in a global framework. Discussion of basic issues of ecological science in terms of impact on both the western and non-western worlds. Also listed as Geography 275. Course Type(s): CC
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Cultural, environmental, and biological perspectives on fundamental causes of human violence; relationship of violence to crime in diverse cultures and in subcultures of complex societies; comparative study of crime and criminality in relation to economic, social, and ideological factors; limits and controls on violence; techniques and systems for maintenance of peace and order. Prerequisite: Three credits in anthropology, sociology, or psychology. Course Type(s): None
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Explores motivation of human behavior within the realm of religion and the supernatural with an emphasis on the role of gods and goddesses. A cross-cultural approach will be used while exploring cultures both past and present across the globe. Course Type(s): WT
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A comparative examination of individual departures from cultural norms; descriptive and conceptual aspects of deviance in light of evidence from diverse cultures around the world and from various subcultures of complex societies; causes, forms, and incidence of deviance; deviant individuals; personal and social responses to deviance; relativistic perspectives on problems of definition; evaluation of competing theories; relationship of informal norms and controls to the concept of law. Prerequisite: Three credits in Anthropology, Sociology, or Psychology. Course Type(s): None
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A cross-cultural examination of health and healing from the view of applied medical anthropology. Explores biological, socio-cultural, political, economic, and structural factors that affect health, illness, and disease both now and in the past. Cultural areas of study include: populations in the United States, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. Course Type(s): WT
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