Browsing Anthropology (21A) - Archived by Subject "sexuality"
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21A.218J / SP.454J / WGS.454J Identity and Difference, Fall 2002
(2002-12)How can the individual be at once cause and consequence of society, a unique agent of social action and also a social product? Why are some people accepted and celebrated for their particular features while other people ... -
21A.226 Ethnic and National Identity, Fall 2009
(2009-12)An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components ... -
21A.230J / WGS.456J The Contemporary American Family, Spring 2004
(2004-06)We begin by considering briefly the evolution of the family, its cross-cultural variability, and its history in the West. We next examine how the family is currently defined in the U.S., discussing different views about ... -
21A.232J / WGS.172J Rethinking the Family, Sex, and Gender, Fall 2010
(2010-12)Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, household, gender, and sexuality. We will explore ...