2018-2019 Pitzer Catalog 
    
    Mar 18, 2024  
2018-2019 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ANTH 048 PZ -Anthropology of Deviance and Abnormality


Institution: Pitzer

Description: This course uses the lens of psychological anthropology to examine the relationship between culture and ways of constructing, interpreting, and responding to deviance and abnormality. It deals primarily with varieties of deviance that can be construed as “mental illness,” and focuses especially on the interactions people around the world have with Western, biomedical psychiatry.

Prerequisite(s): Students should be familiar with basic ideas in anthropology and/or psychology

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