Dr. Paula Clarke's Courses
Anthropology
ANTHR 1: Physical Anthropology
Scientific study of humankind and our evolutionary history with emphasis on recent developments; primatology; the fossil sequence beginning with pre-human through the Paleolithic era to the domestication of plants and animals and the dawn of civilization and contemporary hunter-gatherers. (UC/CSU)
ANTHR 2: Cultural Anthropology
The scientific study of human societies including preliterate societies along with the concept of culture basic to Anthropology. Emphasis is on methods of fieldwork, cultural ecology, language, social and political structure, the psychological perspective, religion, cultural change and the cultural future of humanity. (UC/CSU)
ANTHR 3: Current Issues in Anthropology
Intra-specific aggression, territoriality, population control, primate social organization, intra - and inter-species communication, and the present and future trends in social organization, war, religion, and cultural change. (UC*/CSU)
ANTHR 7: Gender, Culture and Society
This course takes an inclusive bio-cultural evolutionary perspective on gender, focusing on non-human primate societies as well primitive (small scale) and modern (large scale) human societies. Factors such as culture, ecological conditions and historical circumstances, forces of stratification (e.g. age, social class), socialization (e.g. rites of passage, conformity & deviance) as well as the science (e.g. concepts, theories & methods) of studying these topics will be addressed. Though course readings will represent many disciplines, the foundation readings reflect the perspectives of bio-cultural anthropology as well as sociology. This emphasis addresses the fundamental assumption that the traits that culture assigns and inculcates (with varying degrees of success) in males and females. (Credit may be earned for either ANTHR 7 or SOCIO 7, but not both).
ANTHR 8: Research Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Prerequisite: SOCIO 1 with a grade of C or better, or P
Surveys research tradition and processes in the social and behavioral sciences. The course addresses: epistemological traditions, research conceptualization, research design, research process, measures, sampling, data collection and analysis, reporting traditions, ethics, as well as implications for theory and public policy. While the primary focus is on Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, there will be a secondary focus on the disciplines of Biology, Demography, History, Political Science, and Public Health. Credit may be earned for only one of the following: SOCIO 8 or ANTHR 8. (UC/CSU)
ANTHR 10: Archaeology and Cultural Prehistory
This course is an introduction to anthropological archaeology including concepts, theories, and methods employed by archaeologists in reconstructing past life ways of humans. Topics include history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research; data acquisition, analysis and interpretation with discussion of applicable data and models; cultural resource management; selected cultural sequences. (UC/CSU)
ANTHR 15: Native People of North America
A survey of the origins, cultures, and customs of peoples indigenous to the North American Continent with a primary emphasis upon folkways dominant prior to interference by foreign cultures; and a secondary emphasis upon the status of the Indians in the USA today. This course is designed to meet an ethnic studies requirement. (UC/CSU)
Sociology
SOCIO 1: Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to the principal concepts and methods of sociology; survey of interactions, interrelationships and processes of society, such as culture, socialization, stratification, minorities, primary and secondary groups, social change (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 2: American Society: Social Problems and Deviance
A focus on social problems, such as family disorganization, religious conflicts, educational irregularities, poverty , physical and mental health care, political issues, crime and justice, violence and aggression, drug issues, and environmental problems. These problems and others will be studied from the perspective of social institutions and social deviance perspectives of sociology. (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 5: Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations in America
This is multidisciplinary study of ethnicity (belonging to an ethnic group) and ethnic group relations in the United States from an historical and sociological perspective. It emphasizes a challenging field of study with the dynamics of emergence, ethnocentrism, change, marginality and acculturation of major ethnic groups in the United States. The immense diversity of these groups will be explored and analyzed through the methodology of recent sociological research. This course is designed to meet an ethnic studies requirement. (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 7: Gender, Culture and Society
This course takes an inclusive bio-cultural evolutionary perspective on gender, focusing on non-human primate societies as well primitive (small scale) and modern (large scale) human societies. Factors such as culture, ecological conditions and historical circumstances, forces of stratification (e.g. age, social class), socialization (e.g. rites of passage, conformity & deviance) as well as the science (e.g. concepts, theories & methods) of studying these topics will be addressed. Though course readings will represent many disciplines, the foundation readings reflect the perspectives of bio-cultural anthropology as well as sociology. This emphasis addresses the fundamental assumption that the traits that culture assigns and inculcates (with varying degrees of success) in males and females. (Credit may be earned for either ANTHR 7 or SOCIO 7, but not both). (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 8: Research Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Prerequisite: SOCIO 1 with a grade of C or better, or P
Surveys research tradition and processes in the social and behavioral sciences. The course addresses: epistemological traditions, research conceptualization, research design, research process, measures, sampling, data collection and analysis, reporting traditions, ethics, as well as implications for theory and public policy. While the primary focus is on Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, there will be a secondary focus on the disciplines of Biology, Demography, History, Political Science, and Public Health. Credit may be earned for only one of the following: SOCIO 8 or ANTHR 8. (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 12: Sociology of the Family
Comparative and historical treatment of the family institution. Analysis of kinship and family structure, roles and relationships within the family. Interdisciplinary assessment of the reciprocal relationship between contemporary society and the American family. (UC/CSU)
SOCIO 28: Death and Dying
Principles, concepts and methods of sociology used in examining predominant attitudes and practices regarding death, dying, and grief in the U.S.; included will be interdisciplinary methods and materials relevant to suicide, the terminally ill, bereavement, and various viewpoints about the phenomenon of death. Field trips may be required. (CSU)