Meets the following requirements: HS   

This is an advanced course in the history of ideas about cultural change and attempts to explain the similarities and differences among human groups.  The search for a science of culture takes us from the 18th century to the present, examining idealist, materialist, structuralist, and biological reductionist conceptions, among others.  Each student is expected to select and research a topic and to present findings both in an oral report and in a major paper.  Text:  Marvin Harris, The Rise of Anthropological Theory.

Level: Advanced.  Offered every other year.  *HS*