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ANTH 250: Anthropology of the American Southwest
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (A,C). Offered fall. This course examines the development of Southwestern societies from early hunter-gatherers to the Native American communities of today. Major issues of anthropological interest, such as the adoption of agriculture, the development of village life, migration and abandonment, the spread of religious "cults," the extent of Mesoamerican influence, and the effects of the Spanish conquest are explored.
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ANTH 265: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (C). Offered every three semesters. Anthropological and historical perspectives on the cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean through such themes as colonialism, nationalism, ethnicity, development, aesthetic traditions, gender, religion, and urban and rural resistance movements.
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ANTH 280: Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (C). Offered fall. This is an introductory course emphasizing cultural diversity of sub-Saharan African societies. Basic anthropological concepts are used in analyzing African economics, political systems, marriage patterns and family organization, religious beliefs, and the impacts of colonialism and post-colonial development practices.
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ANTH 300: Anthropology of Diet and Nutrition
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (B,C). Offered every three semesters. An evolutionary and cross-cultural perspective on diet and nutrition in human populations. Focus on how and why people choose what to eat, the range and significance of cross-cultural variability in diet, how diets have changed in the evolutionary and recent past, and the health and social significance of those changes. Prerequisite: Any lower-level course in anthropology or permission of the instructor.
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ANTH 305: Language and Culture
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits. Offered once a year. An introduction to linguistic anthropology. Explores the complex relationships between language and culture through topics such as language acquisition and socialization; language, thought, and worldview; language and identity; multilingualism; how and why languages change; literacy; and the politics of language use and language ideologies.
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ANTH 310: Prehistoric and Pioneer Virginia
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (A). Offered fall. A study of the development and diversity of Indian society in Virginia, the initial European settlement and westward expansion. Economic and social problems of initial settlement and the interaction between European and Indian cultures is emphasized.
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ANTH 312: The Native Americans
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (C). Offered every three semesters. A study of the nature of Indian societies occupying different environmental areas of North America at the time of earliest historic contact. Indian groups such as Shawnee, Mandan, Nuunamiut, Natchez, Creek, Iroquois and Sioux will be considered.
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ANTH 313: Processes of Social and Cultural Change
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits. Offered spring. Investigates the procedures through which a society operates and the manner in which it introduces and incorporates changes. Issues considered include belief, innovation, directed change, coercive change, revitalization and revolution.
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ANTH 315: Human Evolution
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits (B). Offered every three semesters. An overview of the fossil record and other evidence for human evolution. Discusses the emergence of the hominds as a lineage distinct from other apes. Provides evidence for the evolution of bipedalism, tool use, hunting/gathering, major increases in brain size, language, and material culture and the hypotheses that have been developed to explain the emergence of these characteristics. Prerequisites: GANTH 196, or BIO 114 and BIO 124, or permission of the instruction.
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ANTH 322: Human Variation and Adaptation
3.00 Credits
James Madison University
3 credits. Offered once every two years. This course will assess human biology from an evolutionary and anthropological perspective, emphasizing an integrative, holistic understanding. The origin and current distribution of human biological variation will be explored, including geographic, sex and individual variation. Health and disease, growth and development, aging, nutrition, and mental health will also be addressed. Prerequisite: GANTH 196 or consent of instructor.
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