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eligions function within the total cultural systems of which they
form a part. Emphasis will be given both to beliefs and practices
exotic to the large world religions and also to folk customs and
informal interactions within Western and other complex societies.
ANTH 4440G Religion Magic and Witchcraft
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The comparative
and cross-cultural examination of the manner in which
religions function within the total cultural systems of which they
form a part. Emphasis will be given both to beliefs and practices
exotic to the large world religions and also to folk customs and
informal interactions within Western and other complex societies.
ANTH 4454 Social Structure
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The
social organization and psychological orientation of selected preliterate
societies.
ANTH 4454G Social Structure
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The
social organization and psychological orientation of selected preliterate
societies.
ANTH 4455 Contemporary Families Kinship
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department.
Cross-cultural and comparative study of families, kinship, and sexuality.
Analysis of kinship as core social structure and as source of
sentiments and symbols with broader social significance. Emphasis
on relationship between kinship and cultural views of biology and
reproduction, gender identities and ideologies. Students will learn
field methods through self-ethnography and an applied research
project.
ANTH 4455G Contemporary Families Kinship
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department.
Cross-cultural and comparative study of families, kinship, and sexuality.
Analysis of kinship as core social structure and as source of
sentiments and symbols with broader social significance. Emphasis
on relationship between kinship and cultural views of biology and
reproduction, gender identities and ideologies. Students will learn
field methods through self-ethnography and an applied research
project.
ANTH 4462 Economic Anthropology
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The
comparative analysis of the economic institutions of preliterate
peoples with special attention to the technological bases of these
institutions.
ANTH 4462G Economic Anthropology
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The
comparative analysis of the economic institutions of preliterate
peoples with special attention to the technological bases of these
institutions.
ANTH 4565 Language and Culture
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Language
as the vehicle for culture; the influence of linguistic patterns and
cultural configurations upon one another; the utility of various
methods of linguistics analysis in the study of these programs.
ANTH 4565G Language and Culture
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Language
as the vehicle for culture; the influence of linguistic patterns and
cultural configurations upon one another; the utility of various
methods of linguistics analysis in the study of these programs.
ANTH 4610 Zoo Research Comp Social Org
3 cr.
Prerequisites: Anthropology 2051 or consent of department. Roots
of social organization both in human and non-human primates
and in other animal species; supervised observational techniques
for basic and applied research to coordinate with the scientific
program of the Audubon Zoo.
ANTH 4610G Zoo Research Comp Social Org
3 cr.
Prerequisites: Anthropology 2051 or consent of department. Roots
of social organization both in human and non-human primates
and in other animal species; supervised observational techniques
for basic and applied research to coordinate with the scientific
program of the Audubon Zoo.
ANTH 4666 Shamanism, Curing and Healing
3 cr.
Anthropological examination of shamanism, curing, and healing in
cross-cultural perspective. Shamanic practices and belief systems
are analytically and critically considered from multiple perspectives,
including ethnological, historical, psychological, medical, religious,
and neurological. The origins of shamanism, the use of hallucinogens,
the underlying premises of curing and healing methods,
the nature of shamanic belief systems, and recent trends are all
considered.
ANTH 4666G Shamanism, Curing and Healing
3 cr.
Anthropological examination of shamanism, curing, and healing in
cross-cultural perspective. Shamanic practices and belief systems
are analytically and critically considered from multiple perspectives,
including ethnological, historical, psychological, medical, religious,
and neurological. The origins of shamanism, the use of hallucinogens,
the underlying premises of curing and healing methods,
the nature of shamanic belief systems, and recent trends are all
considered.
ANTH 4721 Cult Res Mgmt & Preserv Arch
3 cr.
Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department.
A problem-oriented presentation of the role of cultural resource
management in the larger context of environmental impact studies.
Particular attention is focused on accumulative impacts, legislative
directions, and avoidance measures. The function of preservation
archaeology in adaptive reutilization of standing structures
and neighborhood revitalization programs is considered.
ANTH 4721G Cult Res Mgmt & Preserv Arch
3 cr.
Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department.
A problem-oriented presentation of the role of cultural resource
management in the larger context of environmental impact studies.
Particular attention is focused on accumulative impacts, legislative
directions, and avoidance measures. The function of preservation
archaeology in adaptive reutilization of standing structures
and neighborhood revitalization programs is considered.
ANTH 4723 Historic Site Archaeology
3 cr.
The application of the methodology and theory of field archaeology
to the investigation of the material culture and settlement
patterns of the colonial period and the early nineteenth century
particularly in North America; the use of these data in the study
of the dynamics of evolving varieties of Euro-American and Afro-
American culture.
ANTH 4723G Historic Site Archaeology
3 cr.
The application of the methodology and theory of field archaeology
to the investigation of the material culture and settlement
patterns of the colonial period and the early nineteenth century
particularly in North America; the use of these data in the study
of the dynamics of evolving varieties of Euro-American and Afro-
American culture.
ANTH 4761 Medical Anthropology
3 cr.
Prerequisite: three hours of anthropology or consent of department.
Holistic and cross-cultural examination of medical systems
as systems knowledge and as theories of reality. Includes ecological,
sociopolitical, historical, and comparative analyses of health and
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