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Anthropology
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Consumer Science
Environment, Textiles and Design
History
Human Development and Family Studies
International Studies
Journalism
Life Sciences Communication
Literature in Translation
Public Affairs
Rural Sociology
Social Work
Anthropology
104 Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity. I, II, SS; 3 cr (e-S-E). Introduction to cultural anthropology for non-majors; comparative cross-cultural consideration of social organization, economics, politics, language, religion, ecology, gender, and cultural change. Includes 25% coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial minorities. P: Open to Fr. Not for cr for those who have taken Anthro 204.
330 Topics in Ethnology. I, II; 3-4 cr (S-I). Content varies. Some representative topics: peoples and cultures of the European part of the Ussr, peoples and cultures of Soviet Asia, anthropology of space and time, anthropology and history, pastoralists and pastoral Nomads, American Indian folklore, etc. P: Intro crse in cult anthro or cons inst.
Art History
464 Dimensions of Material Culture. (Crosslisted with Art Hist, History) I; 3 cr (H-I). Approaches to the interdisciplinary study of the material world in order to analyze broader social and cultural issues. Guest speakers explore private and public objects and spaces from historic, ethnographic, and aesthetic perspectives. P: 1 crse 300 level or above from Art Hist or ETD, or cons inst.
Consumer Science
566 Women and Philanthropy: Theory and Practice. 3 cr (S-I). Women control a large amount of money through earnings and inheritance. Women's development and roles as philanthropists are examined. Social and cultural values and gender differences are looked at as they apply to philanthropic behavior. May 18, 2007a href="http://www.sohe.wisc.edu/departments/etd/main.asp?extCat=25176">Environment, Textiles and Design
464 Dimensions of Material Culture. (Crosslisted with Art Hist, History) I; 3 cr (H-I). Approaches to the interdisciplinary study of the material world in order to analyze broader social and cultural issues. Guest speakers explore private and public objects and spaces from historic, ethnographic, and aesthetic perspectives. P: 1 crse 300 level or above from Art Hist or ETD, or cons inst.
History
398 The United States Since 1945. I or II or SS; 3-4 cr (S-I). Political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the U.S. from World War II to the present. P: So st.
628 History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (e-H-A). Civil rights history from 1930-1970. Legal, historical and economic origins of the civil rights movement. Study of the movement's impact on United States culture, politics, and international relations. P: Jr or Sr st or cons inst.
Human Development and Family Studies
474 Racial Ethnic Families in the U.S. I, II; 3 cr (e-S-D). The diversity of family life across and within ethnic groups in the United States— African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and American Indian families. The course also covers the wider social context of minority family life, including historical, economic, socio-political, and cultural conditions. P: Jr st.
International Studies
603 Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization. Irr.; 3 cr (A). Treatment of topics in in culture in the age of globalization. Can be repeated by students but not with the same content. P: Prerequisite may vary with topic.
Journalism
870 Mass Communication and Societal Institutions. 3 cr. This course examines systematic procedures for theory building and comparison of theories of communication processes between mass media and other societal institutions and their relationships with both individuals and micro-social systems. P: Grad st.
Life Sciences Communication
444 Native American Environmental Issues and the Media. (Crosslisted with Amer Ind) II; 3 cr (e-Z-I). Explores public understanding and media coverage of Native American environmental issues including treaty rights, air and water quality, land-into-trust, and sacred sites. Analysis of organizational and structural constraints of media coverage relating to issues of sovereignty and intergovernmental relationships. P: Jr st.
Literature in Translation
226 Introduction to Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature. I or II or SS; 3 cr (b-L-I). Introduction to the cultural and literary practices of the Portuguese-speaking world. Readings include novels, short stories, and poetry from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa. All readings and lectures in English. P: Open to all Undergrads.
Public Affairs
881 Benefit-Cost Analysis. (Crosslisted with AAE, Envir St) 3 cr. This course will present the welfare economics underpinnings for evaluating the social benefits and costs of government activities. Issues such as uncertainty, the social discount rate, and welfare weights will be discussed; case studies from the environmental, social policy, and agricultural areas will be studied. P: One yr intro econ or one semester intermed econ or Pub Affr 880.
Rural Sociology
617 Community Development. (Crosslisted with Soc, Urb R Pl) I or II; 3 cr (S-A). Social, cultural and personality factors influencing community development, with reference to developing countries as well as contemporary rural communities; consideration of theoretical and operational issues. P: Jr st, intro course in sociology or cons inst.
