Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Introduction

The Four Fields
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Concept of Culture

Understanding Culture
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Communication and Language

Language & Identity
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Methods

Ethnographic Fieldwork
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Subsistence and Food

Hunter-Gatherer Societies
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Consuming Milk
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Agrarian Societies
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Economics

Reciprocity & Exchange
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Social Stratification

Class vs. Caste
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Egalitarian vs. Rank Societies
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Race & Class
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Sex and Gender

Division of Labor by Gender
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Sexuality: Premarital Sex
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Marriage and Family

Marriage & Choice
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Kinship

Residence, Descent & Status
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Kinship & Descent
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Politics

Social Control
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Religion and Beliefs Systems

Religion: The Afterlife
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Altered States of Consciousness
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Ritual

Rites of Passage
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Art

Art & Society
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Health and Medicine

Medical Anthropology & Ethnomedicine
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Ethnobotany: Medicinal Plants
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Causes of Disease*
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Psychological Anthropology

Children's Work & Play
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Globalization and Cultural Change

Globalization & Change
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* for an answer key, contact hraf@yale.edu