Anthropology 253 - INTRO E ASIAN SOCIET & CULTR

This course provides a survey of the anthropology of contemporary East Asian societies. We will examine the effects of modernization and development on the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. Such topics as the individual, household and family; marriage and reproduction; religion and ritual; and political economic systems are introduced through ethnographic accounts of these cultures. The goal of this course is to provide students with sufficient information to understand important social and cultural aspects of modern East Asia.