ANTH-101 Anthropology (formerly SS-110)
3 class hours 3 credits
Prerequisite: BE-122 (or 226), or satisfactory score on the CUNY/ACT Assessment Test.
A survey of peoples and cultures, past and present, from many parts of the world. The student is introduced to the study of humankind through the four-discipline approach: sociocultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, physical anthropology, and archeology. Critical issues concerning human behavior are explored, such as the ecological crisis or the clash of traditional and modern values in today’s world.

  ANTH-130 Cultures and Peoples of Asia (formerly SS-130)
3 class hours 3 credits Offered as needed
Prerequisite: BE-122 (or BE-226), or satisfactory score on the CUNY/ACT Assessment Test.
An introduction to the discipline of anthropology while surveying selected Asian peoples and cultures – China, Korea, Japan, the Indian subcon- tinent, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Mongolia. Traditional and contemporary patterns of religion, healing, marriage and family life, economy and social stratification are analyzed. The role of Asia in the biological and cultural evolution of human- kind is traced.

  ANTH-140 North American Indians (formerly SS-140)
3 class hours 3 credits Offered as needed
Prerequisite: BE-122 (or BE-226), or satisfactory score on the CUNY/ACT Assessment Test.
An introduction to the discipline of anthropol- ogy while focusing on the diversity of native American cultures throughout their long history in North America. Cultures to be analyzed include the Arctic, Plains, Eastern Woodlands, Northwest Coast, the Southwest, and the Aztec and Mayan societies. The effects of European contact on the native cultures and the problems facing American Indians today are discussed.

  ANTH-150 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (Formerly SS-150)
3 class hours 3 credits Offered as needed
Prerequisite: BE-122 (or BE-226), or satisfactory score on the CUNY/ACT Assessment Test.
An introduction to the discipline of anthropol- ogy while surveying the peoples and cultures of the Caribbean. Topics include language, economy, religion, healing, kinship, and ethnic relations. The institutions of slavery and the consequences of European domination are examined.

  ANTH-160  Anthropology of Health and Healing
3 Class hours 3 credits
Prerequisite:  BE122 (or BE226) or satisfactory score on the CUNY ACT Assessment Test.
Course Description: This course offers an overview of health, illness and healing in cross-cultural perspective. Topics covered include cultural interpretations of health and illness, traditional healing practices, and important global health concerns. Students will become acquainted with medical anthropology methods and will learn anthropological approaches to solving health-related problems, including an examination of the ways social status, cultural meanings and economic inequalities influence health and illness. The course draws primarily on work from the fields of medical anthropology, sociology and public health but will also turn to more exploratory modes such as memoirs and expressive writing to gain a deeper, more personal understanding of the meaning and experience of health and illness in individual lives.

  ANTH-170 Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
3 Class hours 3 credits
Prerequisite:  BE122 (or BE226) or satisfactory score on the CUNY ACT Assessment Test.
Course Description: This course focuses on the construction of gender and sexuality across a wide range of cultures, exploring the role of kinship, religion, politics, and economics in the construction of gender roles, sexual practices, family arrangements, as well as gender and sexual identities and desires. This course confronts commonly-held assumptions about gender and sexuality, as it explores the diversity of gender and sexuality across cultures and historical eras, paying particular attention to the social conditions, ideologies and power-structures that inform people’s lives across cultures and societies.