ANTH 5113 - Cross-Cultural Encounters

This upper level course develops a framework for cross-cultural literacy - understanding different cultural contexts and the dynamics of cross-cultural communication. Attention will be paid to the kinds of difficulties that might be encountered in multi-cultural environments and how they might be resolved. The leading social, economic, and political institutions of several specific cultures will be examined. The course is writing-intensive. Junior-standing and successful completion of one course in Western Civilization, Other World Civilizations, or the Social Sciences are prerequisites.