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Course Criteria
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Examines the social organization, mating patterns, and group structure of free-ranging chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Presents historical perspective focusing on misconceptions that have colored our understanding of ape social behavior; addresses questions concerned with learning potential, food sharing, social cooperation, aggressive behavior, self-awareness, and the appropriateness of the apes as models for understanding human behavior. Prerequisite: ANTH 102, ANTH 143, or an equivalent course in animal behavior; or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
History and theory underlying methods used in forensic science. Topics include the courtroom, the units of a crime laboratory, methods of securing and investigating a crime scene and the analysis of evidence collected from a crime scene such as blood, fibers, hair and fingerprints.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of modern evolutionary theory are applied to medical problems. Topics include: transmission, pathogen strategies, symptoms and spectrum of disease, evolution of virulence, concept of cause, antimicrobial resistance, emerging diseases, stress and adaptation, nutrition, diachronic overview of changing patterns of human disease and ecological factors. Credit is not given for both this course and ANTH 279.
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3.00 Credits
Same as GER 257 and HIST 257. See GER 257.
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3.00 Credits
A simultaneous exploration of human sexuality from a biological and cultural perspective. Same as GWS 258.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the Spanish-speaking population of the United States, including demography, history, economics, and aspects of the sociocultural milieu; emphasis on Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans, although other Spanish-speaking groups are also considered. Same as LLS 259. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Study and criticism of ethnographic descriptions of exotic ways of life, both as scientific reporting and as a literary art form. Readings include examples from several major culture areas: Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Oceania, southern and eastern Asia, and Western civilization. Prerequisite: ANTH 102, ANTH 103, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Same as AFRO 261. See AFRO 261.
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3.00 Credits
Perceptions of women, their perceptions of themselves, and their varying roles and statuses in several contemporary societies in diverse countries; supervised ethnographic observation of women's behavior. Same as GWS 262.
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3.00 Credits
Course examines the history and present day circumstances of a variety of U. S. ethnic groups. It uses the tools of ethnography and history to explore this complex topic. The first half of the course explores 18th and 19th century ethnicities by combining historical and ethnographic methods. The second half focuses on contemporary ethnic movements and theories about them. Prerequisite: ANTH 103.
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