Anthropology 44 satisfies the department's methods course requirement.
Urban anthropology is the study of human beings and their cultural institutions in cities.
We will look at the strategies people, both as individuals and in groups, use to cope with the demands posed by urban environments. The approach will be comparative, drawing on research completed in all parts of the world. In the last third of the course we will focus on our own society as we examine the rise and decline of American cities and towns as described in James Kuntsler's book, The Geography of Nowhere . Another major concern of this course helping you develop writing skills, especially the analysis and writing up of social science data. As a WAC 3 course, there will be a good deal of writing, and class time will be devoted to discussing writing.