Examines field research methods with focus on qualitative techniques like participant-observation, applies and action research, and ethnographic interviewing. Quantitative techniques include time budget analysis and single subject design. Investigation of techniques in numerical analysis of anthropological data. Covers statistical methods of correlation, spatial analysis and factor analysis. Focuses on the application of various statistical methods to actual anthropological data.
Anthropology majors only.
Study of differences across cultures in individual thoughts, emotions, motivations, and identities. Consideration of how culture shapes individual mentalities. Examination of research and theories about such questionsin the context of contemporary anthropology. Traditional American Indian cultures and contemporary problems facing them. Stresses the evolution of distinct ways of life in North america and the position of Native Americans in the United States and Canada today.