Anthropology
The courses on this page reflect 2008 offerings.
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CAS AN 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and problems
of cultural anthropology, emphasizing study of both traditional
and complex societies. Special attention to the evolution of human
societies and culture; to the changing organization and meaning
of religion, economic life, kinship, and political order; and to
the problem of cultural variation in the modern world.
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CAS AN 102 Human Behavioral Biology and Evolution
Biology relevant to the behavioral sciences. Introduces basic principles
of evolutionary biology, animal social behavior, primate adaptations,
human origins, genetic/hormonal/neural bases of behavior; and issues
of human socioecology and adaptations. Discussions highlight nature-versus-nurture
issues. 4 cr.
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CAS AN 210 Medical Anthropology
Examines the influence of culture on health care beliefs, practices,
and institutions. Special topics include cross-cultural approaches
to birth, aging, and death; drug use and abuse; and socialist models
of health care service. 4 cr.
CAS AN 362 Culture and Environment
Examines how the social construction of environment, nature, and
culture varies cross-culturally and historically as well as how
it influences economic change, environmental movements, nature tourism,
and public policy. Primary examples include India, China, Native
American cultures, and the West. 4 cr.
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