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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course combines experiential learning and academic study to investigate the practical, social and theoretical issues of social work. At the beginning of this two-term, two-credit course sequence, students are placed as interns in local social service organizations. Students have interned with a wide variety of populations (e.g. the elderly, the developmentally delayed, at-risk teens, domestic violence victims) across a broad range of issues and practices (e.g. teen reproductive health and education, public housing, Teen Court, individual counseling, legal assistance). In the classroom, students discuss and analyze their internship experiences, while also exploring the principles of introductory social work practice. Prereq: junior standing; ANSO 215 recommended. ANSO 280 is a prerequisite for ANSO 281.; DV; C. St. Amant
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course combines experiential learning and academic study to investigate the practical, social and theoretical issues of social work. At the beginning of this two-term, two-credit course sequence, students are placed as interns in local social service organizations. Students have interned with a wide variety of populations (e.g. the elderly, the developmentally delayed, at-risk teens, domestic violence victims) across a broad range of issues and practices (e.g. teen reproductive health and education, public housing, Teen Court, individual counseling, legal assistance). In the classroom, students discuss and analyze their internship experiences, while also exploring the principles of introductory social work practice. Prereq: junior standing; ANSO 215 recommended. ANSO 280 is a prerequisite for ANSO 281.; DV; C. St. Amant
  • 3.00 Credits

    Major nineteenth and twentieth century theorists are discussed, with particular attention given to the emergence of the disciplines of anthropology and sociology and the types of social theory that have been developed. Majors should take this course in the junior year. Prereq: two courses in the department; STAFF
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of philosophical, theoretical and practical issues that arise when humans attempt to study other humans scientifically. The strengths and weaknesses of a variety of methodological strategies that have been devised by social scientists to deal with these issues are explored. Majors should take this course in the senior year. Prereq: ANSO 300; N. Eberhardt
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course uses lab materials, computer simulations, internet activities and seminar discussions to cover basic archeological methods, primate and hominid anatomy, and current issues in the study of hominid evolution. Students pursue and present individual research projects based on the latest developments and sources. Prereq: ANSO 101 and sophomore standing; J. Wagner
  • 3.00 Credits

    See description for JOUR 323. Prereq: junior standing or permission of the instructor; CL: JOUR 323; D. Amor
  • 3.00 Credits

    See description for JOUR 324. Prereq: Junior standing or permission of the instructor; CL: JOUR 324; D. Amor
  • 3.00 Credits

    How is our subjective experience of ourselves and others shaped by the social and cultural context in which we live How might one investigate this Are Western accounts of human psychology valid cross-culturally Drawing on recent research in the field of psychological anthropology, this course takes a comparative approach to such topics as emotional experience and its expression, gender identity, the role of power in social life, language and discursive practices, notions of self and personhood, and the indigenous representation of these in various "folk theories" or ethnopsychologies. Prereq: two courses in Anthropology and Sociology and junior standing; ANSO 102 recommended; CL: GWST 326; N. Eberhardt
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines museums critically in their social context and considers some of the cultural issues at stake in the conception and design of museum displays. The course takes a dual approach that gives attention both to practical problems and methods of museum work, and to such general issues as the politics and theory of cultural representation, appropriation of cultural artifacts and meanings, and the social analysis of tourism. Alternate years. Prereq: three courses in Anthropology and Sociology; ANSO 300 recommended; J. Wagner
  • 3.00 Credits

    The primary aim of this course is to help you understand theories and patterns of production and consumption, through the lens of food. Examining what people eat, how much they eat, where their foods come from, and the meaning they attribute to them can shed light on contemporary food production and consumption systems. Prereq: Previous coursework in sociology and sophomore standing; A. Singer
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