Overview
Description
Analysis of social order and control, dispute resolution, conflict, rules and norms, and processes of maintaining order from an anthropological perspective.
Requirements
Prerequisites
ANTH 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of law in anthropology, and explain their foundations in social theory.
- define and criticize key terms in the anthropology of law, such as pluralism, custom, norms, rules, process, and disputes.
- evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to studying law in anthropology, and demonstrate how anthropological methods enhance the study of law in global contexts.
- demonstrate how law and legally-relevant ideas change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.