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theoretical schools: Nineteenth-century
Evolutionists, British Functionalists,
Boasian Historical Particularists, NeoEvolutionists/
Marxists, and Cognitivists.
106. Contemporary Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2, 3, or permission of
instructor. An overview of the nature of
archaeological data and its use in reconstructing
the lifeways of prehistoric
peoples. Special emphasis is given to the
development of modern archaeological
theory, the current state of the profession,
and its present trends and limits.
107. Concepts and Applications
in Anthropology II:
Cultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2 or permission of
instructor. The nature of core concepts
such as culture, ethnocentrism, and diversity.
Theirdevelopment, research value
and current usefulness in applied contexts
are examined.
108. Urban Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2, 3, or permission of
instructor. The uneven distribution and
explosive growth of humanity during this
century evolved a lifestyle whose implications
are poorly understood: urban existence.
Reviews cross-cultural and interdisciplinary
evidence and explanations for
urbanization, with a focus on American
life. General Education CAPSTONECluster
course.
109. Internships in
Anthropology (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Anth 1 or 3. Interns will work
on a variety of tasks involVing the analysis
and cUTatian of archaeological collectionsi
design and curation of museum displays;
and the collection and analysis of physical
anthropological data, including working
with primates at local zoos.
III. Area Surveys
123. Peoples and
Cultures of Southeast Asia (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2. An introductory survey
of the cultural and historical adaptations
of sotieties in Burma, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnami and of
Insular societies in Indonesia, Malaysia,
and the Philippines. Examines the major
effects of culture contact between East
and West. General Education CAPSTONE
Cluster course.
124. Peoples and
Cultures of East Asia (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2. Examines cultural
pluralism. Considers cultural adaptations
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and change among minorities such as
Moslems, Tibetans, and Mongolians in
China, and ethnic groups of Japan and
Korea. Outlines kinship, religion, organization,
and technological factors in the
Asiatic culture complex.
127. Peoples and
Cultures of the Southwest (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2. A survey of Native
American cultures of the Southwestern
United States and Northwestern Mexico
from their prehistoric origins to the
present. Emphasis is placed on cultural
continUity and change during the past
400 years of contact with western culture.
IV. Archaeology
131. Prehistory
of North America (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 3. Traces the development
of Native American cultures from
the Arctic to Mesoamerica, from the peopling
of the continent to early historic
times. Examines the archaeological evidence
for the antiqUity, spread, and variation
of cultural adaptations to changing
ecological conditions.
132. Prehistoric Europe (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 3. Outlines the peopling
of the European continent, and the
origin and spread of its cultures from
Neanderthal times through the Middle
Ages. The contributions of the Etruscans,
Scythians, Slavs, Germanics, Celts, Vikings,
Brits, and others to the birth
of history.
139T. Topics in Archaeology (1-6;
max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: varies with title. Special
studies in archaeological methods, techruques,
history and theory, or of prehistoric
culture areas not covered in the
regular curriculum.
V. Social Organization
144W. Cultural Scenarios (3)
Prerequisites: satisfactory completion (C
or better) of the Engl 1 graduation requirement,
to be taken no sooner than
the term in which 60 units are completed;
Anth 2 or 3. Using ethnological data,
students reconstruct an extinct society's
basic challenges, adaptations, and collapse;
derive the implications for the world
todaYi and show what alternatives would
have prolonged the Viability of its culture.
Designed for writers, planners, and
applied anthropologists. Meets the upperdivision
writing skills requirement for
graduation.
146. Law and Culture (3)
Acomparative, holistic perspective on the
evolution of law. Examines its natures
and origins, the basic assumptions behind
legal systems, their cross-cultural
expresSion and effects, and the directionality
of legal evolution. General Education
CAPSTONE Cluster course.
149T. Topics in Social Organization
(1-6; max total 12 if no topiC repeated)
Prerequisite: varies with title. Special
studies in the theory and practice of organized
cooperation and conflict in nature
and culture.
VI. World View
150W. Anthropology of Religion (3)
Prerequisites: satisfactory completion (C
or better) of the Engll graduation requirement,
to be taken no sooner than the term
in which 60 units are completed; Anth 2.
Examines the patterned belief systems of
the world's tribal, peasant, and sectarian
societies. Stresses the role of religion in
individual and group perception, cogni.
tion, ritual, and social organization. Topics
include myth, magiC, shamanism,
mysticism, witchcraft, trance, hallucinogens,
and cultism. Meets the upper-division
writing skills reqUirement for graduation.
General Education CAPSTONE Cluster
course.
155. Folk Medicine (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2. A cross-cultural examination
of health practices and of the
cultural assumptions and attitudes on
which they are based. Reviews ethnomedicine,
ethnopsychiatry, and epide·
miology in the health care systems of
non-Westerners and of ethnic communities
in pluralistic America.
VII. Physical Anthropology
161. Fossil Man (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1. A critical examination
of the fossil evidence for hominid
forms and behaviors in the Pliocene and
Pleistocene epochs. Focuses on the specific
evolutionary factors which led to the
emergence of modern humanity.
162. Primates (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1. An introduction to
the study of primate biological and behavioral
evolution. Explores sociobiological
theory in order to explain the unity
and diversity of social behavior in
prosimians, monkeys, and apes.
Object Description
| Title | 1997-98 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1997-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 410 |
| Full Text Search | Anthropology theoretical schools: Nineteenth-century Evolutionists, British Functionalists, Boasian Historical Particularists, NeoEvolutionists/ Marxists, and Cognitivists. 106. Contemporary Archaeology (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2, 3, or permission of instructor. An overview of the nature of archaeological data and its use in reconstructing the lifeways of prehistoric peoples. Special emphasis is given to the development of modern archaeological theory, the current state of the profession, and its present trends and limits. 107. Concepts and Applications in Anthropology II: Cultural Anthropology (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2 or permission of instructor. The nature of core concepts such as culture, ethnocentrism, and diversity. Theirdevelopment, research value and current usefulness in applied contexts are examined. 108. Urban Anthropology (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2, 3, or permission of instructor. The uneven distribution and explosive growth of humanity during this century evolved a lifestyle whose implications are poorly understood: urban existence. Reviews cross-cultural and interdisciplinary evidence and explanations for urbanization, with a focus on American life. General Education CAPSTONECluster course. 109. Internships in Anthropology (1-6; max total 6) Prerequisite: Anth 1 or 3. Interns will work on a variety of tasks involVing the analysis and cUTatian of archaeological collectionsi design and curation of museum displays; and the collection and analysis of physical anthropological data, including working with primates at local zoos. III. Area Surveys 123. Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2. An introductory survey of the cultural and historical adaptations of sotieties in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnami and of Insular societies in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Examines the major effects of culture contact between East and West. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course. 124. Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2. Examines cultural pluralism. Considers cultural adaptations 410 and change among minorities such as Moslems, Tibetans, and Mongolians in China, and ethnic groups of Japan and Korea. Outlines kinship, religion, organization, and technological factors in the Asiatic culture complex. 127. Peoples and Cultures of the Southwest (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2. A survey of Native American cultures of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico from their prehistoric origins to the present. Emphasis is placed on cultural continUity and change during the past 400 years of contact with western culture. IV. Archaeology 131. Prehistory of North America (3) Prerequisite: Anth 3. Traces the development of Native American cultures from the Arctic to Mesoamerica, from the peopling of the continent to early historic times. Examines the archaeological evidence for the antiqUity, spread, and variation of cultural adaptations to changing ecological conditions. 132. Prehistoric Europe (3) Prerequisite: Anth 3. Outlines the peopling of the European continent, and the origin and spread of its cultures from Neanderthal times through the Middle Ages. The contributions of the Etruscans, Scythians, Slavs, Germanics, Celts, Vikings, Brits, and others to the birth of history. 139T. Topics in Archaeology (1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated) Prerequisite: varies with title. Special studies in archaeological methods, techruques, history and theory, or of prehistoric culture areas not covered in the regular curriculum. V. Social Organization 144W. Cultural Scenarios (3) Prerequisites: satisfactory completion (C or better) of the Engl 1 graduation requirement, to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed; Anth 2 or 3. Using ethnological data, students reconstruct an extinct society's basic challenges, adaptations, and collapse; derive the implications for the world todaYi and show what alternatives would have prolonged the Viability of its culture. Designed for writers, planners, and applied anthropologists. Meets the upperdivision writing skills requirement for graduation. 146. Law and Culture (3) Acomparative, holistic perspective on the evolution of law. Examines its natures and origins, the basic assumptions behind legal systems, their cross-cultural expresSion and effects, and the directionality of legal evolution. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course. 149T. Topics in Social Organization (1-6; max total 12 if no topiC repeated) Prerequisite: varies with title. Special studies in the theory and practice of organized cooperation and conflict in nature and culture. VI. World View 150W. Anthropology of Religion (3) Prerequisites: satisfactory completion (C or better) of the Engll graduation requirement, to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed; Anth 2. Examines the patterned belief systems of the world's tribal, peasant, and sectarian societies. Stresses the role of religion in individual and group perception, cogni. tion, ritual, and social organization. Topics include myth, magiC, shamanism, mysticism, witchcraft, trance, hallucinogens, and cultism. Meets the upper-division writing skills reqUirement for graduation. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course. 155. Folk Medicine (3) Prerequisite: Anth 2. A cross-cultural examination of health practices and of the cultural assumptions and attitudes on which they are based. Reviews ethnomedicine, ethnopsychiatry, and epide· miology in the health care systems of non-Westerners and of ethnic communities in pluralistic America. VII. Physical Anthropology 161. Fossil Man (3) Prerequisite: Anth 1. A critical examination of the fossil evidence for hominid forms and behaviors in the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. Focuses on the specific evolutionary factors which led to the emergence of modern humanity. 162. Primates (3) Prerequisite: Anth 1. An introduction to the study of primate biological and behavioral evolution. Explores sociobiological theory in order to explain the unity and diversity of social behavior in prosimians, monkeys, and apes. |
