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3.00 Credits
Anthropology is a relatively new science developed within the last 150 years. This course examines major theories in anthropology in an historical context. It also instructs the student in ethnomethodology-basic techniques for collecting ethnographic data. Prerequisite: ANTH 130
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3.00 Credits
The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the prehistory and paleo-anthropology of the Far East (East and Southeast Asia, all inclusive). The course begins with a survey of the history of the theoretical and substantive discoveries which they have influenced and/or continue to influence our understanding of the human evolution and behavior of the region. Prerequisite: ANTH 130 or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces indigenous North American peoples, including peoples called Indians as well as Inuits (Eskimos) and Aleuts, from their origins to the present day. Students examine archaeological, ethnohistorical, ethnographic and historical data to study cultural processes and changes over time. Topics covered also include inter-ethnic and interracial issues in the United States and Canada.
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3.00 Credits
The last three decades have seen growing tensions between two powerful constructs that have framed knowledge of the unevenness of our world: development and globalization, the meanings of which are still debated. This course will focus on four major themes that recur in the debates surrounding globalization and development: poverty and inequality, individual states and transnational institutions, social and cultural movements on globalization's impacts, global rights regime, and global health and environment. The broad approach taken in this course will be "anthropological politicaleconomy,"which means that attention will be paid to the ways in which three axes of social life-the culturalideological (meaning producing actions), the economic (commodity production and exchange), and the political (power struggles) come together to produce globalization and development as social phenomena. The course will have a large focus on the continent of Asia, but will also draw upon other regions of the world, including Euro- America, that shape the intensity, direction, and form of globalization. Prerequisite: ANTH 130 or HIST 102 or POL 110 or SOC 101 or SOC 102
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3.00 Credits
There is almost no part of the world or period of its history that is not a subject of vigorous and sophisticated investigation by archaeologists. This course surveys the origins and development of human society. World prehistory is best understood as the history of contacts between peoples previously isolated from one another. The course provides an account of prehistoric life and the roots of modern societies and empires. It offers to the student an understanding of the evolution of humans and the cultures they established, from the first traces of humanity to the creation of early literate societies. The major topics covered include the evolution of tool making, the development of religion, the origins of language, the importance of agriculture, the beginning of warfare, and the creation of hierarchical societies and hereditary ranking.
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3.00 Credits
The course is an anthropological study of transnational migration to the United States from Asia (Vietnamese, Filipinos, Chinese, Koreans), Central and South America (Nicaraguans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans), and the Caribbean (Cubans, Jamaicans, Dominicans, Haitians, Trinidadians). The countries of origin are examined with a focus on reasons immigrants migrate. United States Immigration Acts and policies are examined along with reasons for legislative change. The cultural orientations of the various immigrant groups are examined along with reasons for the maintenance of some cultural factors. Racial and ethnic identity and identity change in transnational communities are explored. Structural assimilation is examined with a focus on the socioeconomic and sociopolitical status of the various immigrant groups. Humanities and Social Science164 s
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with a study of current theories, processes, and concepts in the anthropology of education. Anthropological research and field techniques, as applied to the study of education, are examined from a cross-cultural perspective. A major focus is on contemporary city schools.
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural, transactional view of tourism as involving an encounter between tourist- generating and host societies that may be perceived as a process or a system. Imageries of pleasure travel as it reflects a symbolic world will be examined. The focus is upon the changes wrought upon the host society and the sociopolitical and cultural consequences of tourism.
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3.00 Credits
What can anthropologists offer to the solution of contemporary human problems? What practical contributions can their theories, methods, and insights make to the world? This course explores avenues traditionally sought by anthropologists to apply their knowledge to complex and diverse social situations, and debates the consequences of such involvement and the ethical dilemmas that they face. The course seeks to prepare students for a wide range of career applications. It offers training in the analysis of social systems and interactions, encourages the development of specialized knowledge in other fields, and creates awareness of opportunities for policyoriented research, program evaluation, cultural brokerage, and advocacy.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines mechanisms societies have developed to resolve disputes. Comparing American society to other industrial and preindustrial societies, law and political organizations are shown to have cultural ways of coping with conflict strongly linked to variations in subsistence, economy, and social stratification.
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