Class Number: 3177
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week Description: Surveys the study of communication from an anthropological perspective. Provides students with an overview of how humans interact and communicate using verbal and nonverbal language. Students learn how language both reflects and shapes thought, culture, and power/status. Exposes students to anthropological theories of language origin, language use, and cultural issues associated with language in cross-cultural contexts.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
TTH 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM 01/17/2015 - 05/15/2015 Bell Tower 2582 Wallace Zane
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/17/2015
End Date: 05/15/2015
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 39
Available Seats: 1
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0


Textbook / Other Materials

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 978-0813345406
Title: Language, Culture, and Society
Author: Zdenek, Salzman, James Stanlaw
Publish: Westview Press

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 0674165497
Title: Constructing Panic: The Discourse of Agoraphobia
Author: Capps,Lisa, Elinor Ochs
Publish: Harvard University Press

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  • Lower Division
  • D: Social Perspectives
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