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Introduction to the sociological and anthropological perspectives of social mechanisms employed in society to maintain and perpetuate the position and status of women. Prerequisites: nine social and behavioral science hours including Ant 100 or 111 or Soc 100. Fl, SP-3-
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Analysis of one topic such as medicine and culture, primate behavior, or poverty; with variation in topic may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: nine social and behavioral science hours including Ant 100 or Soc 100. Fl, SP-3-
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This course offers qualified and promising students the opportunity to participate in the construction and execution of an anthropology course. Under the instructor's guidance, the student aids in test construction and evaluation, and introduces various pedagogical strategies. The student gains experience in conducting review sessions, teaching a lesson, and evaluating textbooks. As a result of these and other activities, anthropology students are able to gain practical experience in writing, speaking, organizing, and evaluating that will stand them in good stead whether they go to graduate school or immediately enter the workforce. Prerequisites: permission of instructor only. Fl, SP-3-
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An examination of current issues concerning primate conservation and ethical treatment of primates in laboratories and zoos, with a consideration of non-human primate intelligence. Includes a survey of the ecology, cognitive abilities and social structures of living primates, social, political and ecological, issues involved in conservation of primate species, and ethical treatment of captive primates in laboratories and zoos. Prerequisites: successful completion of Basic Skills and Knowledge Foundations courses, including Bio 213 (or equivalent) or Ant 100 or 111 or permission of instructor. Ir-3-
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This course introduces students to research methods used in anthropological research, both qualitative and quantitative. The scientific method will be discussed in detail and put in its historical and cultural context. Ethnographic methods will be detailed and discussed in the first portion of the course; how such methods are used to collect, analyze, and report on cross-cultural data will be explored. The use of quantitative methods in various contexts (e.g., human populations, forensic skeletal evidence) will comprise the second portion of the course. Prerequisites: nine hours of social or behavioral science, including Ant 100, Soc 100 or Psy 100. Fl-3-
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A survey of the world's great archaeological discoveries and excavations, including; Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Nazca, Monte Alban, Tikal, Lascaux, Easter Island, Olduvai Gorge, Tutankh-amun, LaVenta, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. Prerequisite: nine social and behavioral science hours. Fl, SP-3-
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This course explores the role of imitative experiments in contemporary archaeology. These experiments bring the past to life by replicating ancient technology and site formation processes and provide a valuable supplement to more conventional methods of data recovery and analysis. Examples include making and testing the operation of replicas of Neolithic stone axes, Upper Palaeolithic lamps and ancient Mesoamerican pottery kilns, transporting heavy objects such as Easter Island statues and reconstructing Iron Age houses and farms. Prerequisites: Junior standing or higher and nine hours of social or behavioral sciences. Sp, SS-3-
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Linguistic diversity and change; cultural emphasis in language and relation to world view. Prerequisite: nine social and behavioral science hours including Ant 100 or Soc 100 or linguistics major. Fl-3-
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This course introduces students to the application of biological anthropology to legal contexts. Topics will include human osteology, determination of minimum number of individuals, postmortem interval (PMI), sex, age, stature, and ante-, peri-, and postmortem trauma. How establishing these characteristics can lead to a positive or circumstantial identification and/or be used in a court of law will be the final point of consideration. Prerequisites: nine hours of social or behavioral sciences, including Ant 111 or 112. Fl-3-
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Introduction to theory and practice of anthropologist working with medical personnel or investigating health related personnel or investigating health related problem in a cross-cultural perspective. Prerequisite: nine hours of social or behavioral sciences including Ant 100, Soc 100 or Bio 101. Ir-3-
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