ANTH 5382 - Anthropological Theory

Three credit hours.

Explores the organization of particular theories as well as issues that separate divergent theories. Major theoretical orientations to be explored include evolutionism, Marxism, Freudianism, structuralism, structural functionalism, ethnoscience, diffusionism, historical particularism, cultural ecology, sociobiology, and cultural materialism. Examines the range of theories used to describe and explain variability in sociocultural phenomena.