Anthropology 2 or 2H or Psychology 2. A consideration of social organization and behavior in monkeys and apes with emphasis on the adaptive aspects of social patterns and the relevance of primate studies to human evolution. Cross-listed with Psychology 146. Basic contributions of anthropology to the understanding of human behavior and culture and the explanation of similarities and differences among human societies. The relevance of materials drawn from tribal and peasant cultures to problems of the modern world.
Discussion sections stress the application of anthropological methods to research problems.
Organizations as Cultural Systems. The role of culture in the formation and management of complex bureaucratic organizations. Covers types of organizations and organizational cultures, the impact of the cultural environment, and problems posed by rapid cultural change. Cross-listed with Business Administration 105. Field Course in Anthropology.