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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Surveys important ideas about culture and society that have shaped cultural anthropology. Studies the principal institutions of culture - language, social organization, religion, economics, politics, artistic expression, etc. - in their traditional ethnographic context and as they change through cultural contact and modernization.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC For centuries preceding modern times, our uniqueness as a species was taken as a sign of special creation; we were not seen to be a part of nature. But as knowledge of human evolution, our closeness to other primates, and our adaptations to specific environments emerged, we have taken our place in the animal kingdom. Here, we learn how those insights developed, and about current methods of understanding human origins and the natural forces that have shaped us.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Studies the development of society from the earliest tools to the advent of history, analyzed in terms of spatial and temporal diversity, and as people s means of adapting to their environment.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC It is clear that our environment appears to not always be kind to us. Whether we are exposed to toxins produced by industry, harsh temperatures or malnutrition, the outcome is often poorer health and shorter life. As a biological/behavioral science, anthropology is in a unique position to explore and expand this knowledge area, and that is what this course covers.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: SEM Examines contemporary human genetics relevant to families and society as a whole. Topics include genetic diseases, family planning and demography, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis, genetic engineering, and genetics and the law.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC For non-majors. Modern Latin American nations; cultural history; current problems of national development; and future prospects.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Studies culture through the use of visual materials (films, tapes, etc.). Emphasizes learning anthropological concepts, attitudes, and methodologies, with film as the primary medium for so doing. This is a class in anthropology, rather than a films course.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Points out definitions of the situation that exclude and oppress some Americans for the apparent benefit of other Americans; explores categories of people ( criminals, junkies, bums, drunks, and so forth) as realities and as stereotypes, and analyzes their origins in American social history; also clarifies forces that sustain such categorizing.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Introduces ethnomusicology; considers musical styles in a variety of cultural contexts.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Type: LEC Reviews the growth of the unique possibilities of historic archaeology - a growth that suggests that this subdiscipline can provide an important perspective on disciplinary goals, as well as on the history of North American societies.
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