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Nov 23, 2024
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ANTH 460 - Anthropology of Childhood
This seminar type course seeks to prepare professionals to work cross cultural in agencies that deal primary with children. The course will compare both western and non-western cultures in their beliefs regarding conception and pregnancy, methods of birthing, child training techniques, views on emotional and social development, ideas of moral and educational training, caretaking arrangements, language and skill development methods as well as study effects of children raised under conditions of neglect, violence and war. Childhood is defined as the period in the life cycle from birth to entering adult roles and includes the western concept of adolescence.
Prerequisites
ANTH-310 or PSYC-310
Credit Hours: 3
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