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in the perspective of the world as a system of interdependent societies and
states. Prerequisite: Anth 105 or Soci 105. May be taken more than once
for credit. (NTW) or (SBA)
340 Primate Behavior and Ecology (4 credits) Comparative analysis
of non-human primates, and application to questions of human evolution
and biological bases for human behavior. Primate taxonomy, evolution
and ecology are studied for their relevance to primate behavior and
adaptation. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (SBA)
341 Cultural Ecology (3 credits) Analysis of the relationships between
culture and environment: the ways in which populations adapt to and
transform their environments; ways in which environments condition
cultural development. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) or (SBA)
346 Race and Human Variability (3 credits) Scientific and popular
conceptions of “race.” Genetics and adaptation to environmental (and
social) stress, including intense cold and heat, high altitudes and disease.
Survival through natural and cultural selection. Prerequisite: Anth 105.
(SBA)
347 Human Evolution (3 credits) Human biological and cultural
evolution from 5 million to 20,000 years ago: what happened, why, and
what kinds of evidence are appropriate and available? A review of the
evidence and the interpretations drawn from it. Prerequisite: Anth 105.
(SBA)
348 Anthropology of Development (3 credits) The analysis and
interpretation of the historical expansion of the world economic system
and its cultural foundations. The notion of development also is examined
from a variety of critical perspectives. The relation of development
practices to the problems currently facing the global system such as
environmental degradation, population expansion, Third World debt,
famine, etc., are also explored. This exploration ultimately leads to
questions about whether prevailing notions of development have any
relevance in the contemporary world system, particularly for members of
the underdeveloped world. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) or (SBA)
350 Topics in Anthropology (credits vary by specific course, 3 to 4
credits) For description see Anth 250. 361 Medical Anthropology (3
credits) Anthropological approach to the study of health problems. The
use of clinical, ecological, and ethnographic material to study the causes
and effects of disease on humans. The impact of population growth and
migration; human contact through time and space on societies around the
world. A bridge between the health sciences and anthropology.
Prerequisite: Anth 105. (SBA)
387 Ethnographic Methods (4 credits) Problems, theories and
techniques of anthropological fieldwork. Students conduct field studies in
the local area. Methods of building rapport with subjects. Data collection,
analysis and interpretation. Cross-cultural comparisons. Class
presentations. Prerequisite: Anth 105.
388 Classics of Anthropological Thought (3 credits) The history
and integration of anthropological theory as social science. An
introduction to anthropology’s great thinkers; major issues of 19 th and
20 th century thought. Required core course for anthropology majors.
Prerequisite: Anth 105, 223 and 237. (SBA)
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