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UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

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ANTHROPOLOGY / 51<br />

Methods, ethnographic data , and theoretical orien- mental health as applicable to non-Western and North America, Latin America, Southern Africa,<br />

tations. Emphasis on current research.<br />

Mr. Weisner<br />

particularly primitive cultures. Mr. Edgerton<br />

263. Analysis of Field Data . (Formerly numbered<br />

India, Asia, and the Euro-Slavic continent.<br />

Mr. Velez<br />

M247A. Ethnographic Film. (Formerly numbered<br />

M294A.) (Same as Theater Arts M209C.) Prerequisites:<br />

graduate standing and consent of instructor<br />

. The ethnographic film as a form of realist<br />

cinema and its relations to cultural anthropology.<br />

Offered in the fall quarter.<br />

Mr. Hawkins , Mr. Moerman<br />

291.) Prerequisite : course 265 or other field training<br />

course . Supervised analysis of ethnographic<br />

materials by students who have participated in a<br />

related field training course . Students will work<br />

with their own as well as general project data in the<br />

preparation of articles for professional journals.<br />

The Staff<br />

269P. Symbolic Anthropology . (Formerly numbered<br />

260.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor or<br />

course 144. Nature of symbolic relations (as distinguished<br />

from other referential ones), significance<br />

of symbolic systems (in terms of action, cognition<br />

, affectivity, contemplation), symbolic and<br />

isomorphic logic (as opposed to the casual one) are<br />

250. Indians of South America . (Formerly num- 265. Selected Topics in Field Training in Ethnogra- among the questions to be selected for analysis and<br />

bered 207.) Survey of the literature and problems of phy. (1 to 2 courses ) (Formerly numbered 293A.) discussion in this course. Mr. Maquet<br />

the Indians of South America . Concurrently<br />

scheduled with Latin American Studies 250A.<br />

Mr. Wilbert<br />

Prerequisite : consent of instructor . Supervised collection<br />

of ethnographic information in the field.<br />

Students will spend full time in the field for most of<br />

269Q. Myth and Ritual . (Formerly numbered 266.)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The Staff<br />

251. Cultural Ecology of Lowland South America.<br />

(Formerly numbered 253.) Prerequisite: consent of<br />

instructor . Seminar on traditional adaptations to<br />

the lowland environment , with special emphasis on<br />

the tropical forest . Explanatory principles accounting<br />

for cultural differences are explored and special<br />

the period. The Staff<br />

266. Practicum in a Field Language . (1 to 2 courses)<br />

(Formerly numbered 293B.) Prerequisite : consent<br />

of instructor . Intensive training in an indigenous<br />

language as preparation for work in the field.<br />

The Staff<br />

269R. Aesthetic Anthropology . (Formerly numbered<br />

250.) Prerequisites: course 144 or consent of<br />

instructor. Selected questions concerning the visual<br />

aesthetic phenomena in their relationships with the<br />

socio-cultural context will be examined in depth.<br />

Mr. Maquet<br />

attention is given to effects of modern change on the<br />

people and their environment . Mr. Johnson<br />

M252. South American Folldore and Mythology<br />

Studies . (Formerly numbered M257.) (Same as<br />

Folklore and Mythology M257.) Prerequisites:<br />

M2678 -267C. Ethnographic Film Direction. (1 to 2<br />

courses) (Formerly numbered M294B-294C.) (Same<br />

as Theater Arts M265A -265B.) Prerequisite : course<br />

209C, graduate standing and consent of instructor.<br />

Advanced study of problems in the production of<br />

2695. Comparative Studies of Intentional Communities<br />

. (Formerly numbered 277.) Prerequisite:<br />

course 157 or consent of instructor. Questions concerning<br />

the ideational, societal, and individual significance<br />

of intentional communities will be<br />

course 105A or consent of instructor. An examina- ethnographic films . M267B is offered in the winter selected and discussed in depth with reference to<br />

tion of oral traditions and related ethnological data quarter and M267C is offered in the spring quarter. particular collectivities. Mr. Maquet<br />

from various South American Indian societies<br />

against the background of the religious systems of<br />

these people. Mr. Wilbert<br />

253. Asian -Americans : Personality and Identity.<br />

(Formerly numbered 209.) Prerequisite : graduate<br />

standing . This seminar will examine the effects of<br />

class, caste and race on the Asian American personality<br />

within the framework of anthropological<br />

theories . Mr. Wagatsuma<br />

Mr. Hawkins , Mr. Moerman<br />

269E-270E. SELECTED TOPICS IN<br />

SOCIO-CULTURAL<br />

ANTHROPOLOGY<br />

269E. Cultural Anthropology . (Formerly numbered<br />

263.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Mr. Goldschmidt<br />

269T. Comparative Political Institutions. (Formerly<br />

numbered 268.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Ms. Moore<br />

269U. African Cultures . (Formerly numbered 258.)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Mr. Mendonsa, Ms. Moore<br />

269V. Arctic Cultures. (Formerly numbered 256.)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Mr. Oswalt<br />

254. African Cultures . (Formerly numbered 208.)<br />

Survey of literature and problems of African<br />

culture . Mr. Mendonsa , Ms. Moore<br />

255. Cultures of the Middle East. (Formerly numbered<br />

214.) Prerequisite : course 110 or consent of<br />

instructor . Survey literature and problems of the<br />

various cultures of the Middle East . The Staff<br />

M260. A Laboratory for Naturalistic Observations:<br />

Developing Skills and Techniques . (Formerly<br />

numbered M213.) (Same as Education M222 and<br />

Psychiatry M235 .) Prerequisite : consent of instructor<br />

. The skill of observing and recording<br />

behavior in natural settings will be taught,<br />

emphasizing field training and practice in observ-<br />

269F. Ethnology . (Formerly numbered 261.) Prerequisite:<br />

consent of instructor. Mr. Wilbert<br />

269G. Social Anthropology . (Formerly numbered<br />

262.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Mr. Mendonsa, Ms. Moore<br />

269H. Cultural Ecology . (Formerly numbered 264.)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The Staff<br />

2691-269J. The Individual in Culture . (Formerly<br />

numbered 272A-272B.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Course 2691 is prerequisite to 269J. Credit<br />

to be given only at the completion of 269J.<br />

Mr. Edgerton<br />

M269K. Psychological Anthropology . (Same as<br />

269W. Culture and Personality of Japan. (Formerly<br />

numbered 206.) Prerequisites: course 103C or consent<br />

of the instructor. Specific topics pertaining to<br />

the study of socialization patterns, role behavior,<br />

psychological characteristics, social deviance or<br />

psychopathology of the Japanese will be selected<br />

and discussed. Each student will be required to<br />

select a topic and carry out the library research,<br />

while consulting with the instructor and participating<br />

in the group discussion. Mr. Wagatsuma<br />

269X. Cultures of the Middle East. (Formerly numbered<br />

265.) Prerequisites: course 110 or consent of<br />

instructor. The Staff<br />

ing behavior . Some of the uses of observations and Psychiatry M272.) Prerequisite: consent of in- 269Y. Cultures of the Pacific Islands. (Formerly<br />

their implications for research in the social sciences structor. This course will deal with various psy- numbered 254.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

will also be discussed . Students will be expected to chological issues in anthropology, both theoretical<br />

Mr. Newman<br />

integrate observational work into their current<br />

research interests . Mr. Gallimore , Mr. Weisner<br />

261A-2618. Research Methods and Procedures.<br />

(Formerly numbered 222A-222B.) An integrated<br />

review of the research methods in anthropological<br />

inquiry focusing on problem formulation , methods<br />

of setting up testable hypotheses, the kinds of data<br />

available for anthropological explanation , statistical<br />

and methodological. Area of interest will include<br />

such things as culture and theory, culture and personality,<br />

and culture psychiatry. The course will<br />

deal with questions relating to symbolic and<br />

unconsciousness process as they are related to<br />

culture. Particular topics will change from quarter<br />

to quarter and the course can be repeated for credit.<br />

Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Langness<br />

269Z. Ethnography of the Mexican /Chicano People<br />

in North America. Prerequisites: graduate standing<br />

or consent of instructor. It is recommended that<br />

students have taken the Comparative Ethnography<br />

of the Hispanic Peoples in North America but it is<br />

not imperative. A graduate research course on<br />

topics in the ethnography of the Mexican/Chicano<br />

people in North America. Topics may include the<br />

and non-statistical means of "explanation" in 269L. Economic Anthropology . (Formerly num- following: Social organization, economic and<br />

anthropology . Each part may be taken indepenbered 269.) Prerequisite : consent of instructor. political systems, belief and value systems,<br />

dently.<br />

The Staff linguistic and expressive adaptations, and indi-<br />

262A. Methods in Psychological Anthropology.<br />

(Formerly numbered 274A.) Prerequisite : consent<br />

of instructor . Methods for studying personality,<br />

motivation , socialization in field work . Includes<br />

269M. Kinship . (Formerly numbered 267.) Prerequisite<br />

: consent of instructor . Mr. Mendonsa<br />

M269N . Medical Anthropology . (Formerly numbered<br />

M217.), (Same as Nursing M217.) Previduals<br />

and their cultural contexts. Topics will vary<br />

according to interest and the instructor will<br />

announce the topic(s) prior to the beginning of the<br />

quarter. Mr. Velez<br />

naturalistic observation , interviewing , unobtrusive requisites: course M158 or consent of instructor.<br />

measures, participant observation, and excludes Any of the topics covered in upper division course<br />

standardized testing procedures. Field exercises M158, will be selected each quarter, for intensive<br />

using various methods are integral to the seminar. literature review and independent projects. The<br />

Mr. Weisner course may be repeated for credit. Ms. Brink<br />

M270E. Legal Anthropology . (Same as Law M352.)<br />

Prerequisites: Anthropology M223 (Law M152)<br />

Anthropological Approaches to Law or consent of<br />

instructor. An intensive examination of a particular<br />

aspect of law. Ms. Moore<br />

2628. Methods in Psychological Anthropology. 2690 . Comparative Minority Relations . (Formerly<br />

(Formerly numbered 2748 .) Prerequisite : consent numbered 211.) Prerequisite : consent of instructor. 270F. Social Interaction . Prerequisite: consent of in-<br />

of instructor. Adequate background in psychology An analysis of the major theoretical and structor. The course will focus on issues for<br />

in fields of personality, clinical psychology and methodological issues in the study of minority rela- ethnographic theory and practice raised by<br />

psychological testing. This course deals with tions from a comparative perspective . Consensus, developments in anthropological, sociological, psy-<br />

diverse standardized tests applicable in cross- conflict, and pluralistic constructs will be analyzed chological, linguistic , and ethological contributions<br />

cultural research. It covers the methods of study of and their strengths as explanatory devices investig- to our understanding of the organization of face-to-<br />

aspects of personality, perception, cognition, and ated as they pertain to dependent populations in face behavior. Mr. Moerman

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