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136-003 Culture and Human Nature | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-173. Students who have completed 136-173 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr Tim O'Meara |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | The subject provides an introduction to Anthropology, a broad discipline that attempts to understand the full diversity of human affairs in tribal, peasant and industrial societies. This subject will examine the biological and cultural conditions that contribute to human behaviour. Topics will include: biological and social bases of human nature; biological evolution and cultural development; the concepts of culture, society, cultural relativism and ethnocentrism; and the application of anthropological knowledge and techniques to solving practical problems in the modern world. |
Assessment | Four hours of class tests. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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