ANT 604 - SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, KINSHIP, IDENTITIES

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

Social organization is a core component of anthropology. This seminar encompasses both historical and contemporary approaches to this central focus of the discipline. It includes the major theoretical approaches to the study of social organization and examines key concepts such as kinship and collective identity. Topics include how human groups are defined, organized, perpetuated, and change; as well as the role of individuals in broader social structures.

Prereq: Graduate standing in Anthropology.