A study of the process of interpersonal communications in one's own culture and the principles of effective communication within another cultural context.
Attention is given to values, ethnocentricity, nonverbal communication, and change.
Offered spring semester. The study of culture, language, economics, kinship, marriage, gender, social control, social stratification, religion, art, and cultural change from an applied anthropological perspective using case studies. Offered fall semester. A summer experience in a cross-cultural context in conjunction with an organization approved by the department prior to the beginning of the field work. For ICS minors only.