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Anthropology (Anthro)


1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3)
Relation of man and the animals; evolution of man, fossil man, race and racial classification; racial theories.

2. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
The nature of culture; culture growth and history; survey of cultural phenomena; cultural theory; applied anthropology.

102. Ethnology (3)
Prerequisite: Anthro 2 or permission of instructor. Major theories of culture; survey of culture types and their distribution; ethnological problems.

103. Acculturation (3)
Prerequisite: Anthro 2 or permission of instructor. Impact of western civilization upon nonwestem societies; social and, cultural adjustments to impact; disintegration; reinterpretation, and reintegration; place of anthropology in international relations and colonial administration.

104. Social Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: Anthro 2 or permission of instructor. The place of anthropology in the social sciences; theories and schools in social anthropology; community studies, integration, functionalism, psychological aspects.

105. The American Indian (3)
Prerequisite: Anthro 2 or permission of instructor. Prehistory of western hemisphere; linguistic groups; development, spread, and attainments of native Indian cultures.

107. Civilizations of Southeast Asia (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 105B or 107. History and culture of Southeast Asia from earliest times to the present.

108. Civilizations of East Asia (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist IOSA or 108. History and cultures of China, Japan, and Korea from earliest times to the present.

110. Archaeological Methods (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1, 2, 109, permission of instructor. Practical work on excavation; use of various instruments employed by excavator; keeping field records; theory of dendrochronology, percentage dataing; methods of physical anthropology and ethnology. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

NOTE: For graduate courses, see Economics, Political Science, and Social Science.

 

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