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ANTH 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography

Cross listed with: SOCI 352 
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 001047 Grading Basis GRD

Fertility (birth) and mortality (death) and their biological and social determinants in cross-cultural and evolutionary/historical frameworks. Exploration of the dynamic between the material constraints on and symbolic significance of reproduction, sexuality and death within a cultural context. Critical examination of population growth as a global “problem.” Basic demographic methods.