ANTH 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography

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

This course examines fertility (birth) and mortality (death) and their biological and social determinants in cross-cultural and evolutionary/historical frameworks. It focuses on the exploration of the dynamic between the material constraints on and symbolic significance of reproduction, sexuality and death within a cultural context and the critical examination of population growth as a global “problem”, as well as basic demographic methods.