It is particularly appropriate to examine such millenarian movements at the end of our millennium. The diversity of women's social and economic roles, experiences, and self conceptions in different cultures. Using anthropology's cross-cultural approach, this course examines both universal patterns and particular aspects of aging in a variety of cultures, including the U.S. Attention will be given to creating a future environment that may better satisfy the cultural and social needs of older people in the U.S. 63. Research design, techniques of data collection, and analysis. Broad coverage of qualitative approaches to data gathering.
Students apply research methods, such as participant-observation and interviewing, in field studies.
Topics also include writing research results. To be taken in conjunction with Anthropology 100A as part of the Anthropology Barbados Term Abroad. The historical and contemporary role of the museum through course work and student internship in a local museum. Drawing on insights of the postmodernists, the course will examine how these cultures are portrayed given the intentions and biases of different authors. An important focus will be differences in the representations of men and women.