ANT 338 - ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

A comparative ethnographic, theoretical, and historical exploration of the socio-cultural constitution of economic practices. Students will examine different approaches to questions of human nature, choice, values, and morality. The course explores power and social life in diverse cultures through a topical focus on peasants, markets, gifts, commodities, consumption, and systems of production. The course provides a foundation for applying anthropological knowledge to real-world situations and the material is readily applied to archaeology, international business, and social science.