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PsychologicalAnthropology

ANT4930/ANG6930

Sections6951/6958

Fall2011

Tuesdays4thperiod,Thursdays4-5thperiodTurlington2346(Tuesdays),2336(Thursdays)

Instructor:Dr.PeterCollings

Office:B-135TurlingtonHall

Phone:392-2253x239

Email:pcollings@ufl.edu

OfficeHours:T&R6thperiodandbyappointment

CourseOverviewandObjectives

CulturalAnthropologyisinauniquepositiontoexaminevariationinhumanbehaviorandpsychological

functioningindifferentsocialandphysicalenvironments.Thiscourseisacross-culturalsurveyofhumancognition,perception,personality,socializationpractices,mentalhealth,andtherelationshipbetweenthe

individualandculture,focusingonthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofthesephenomenaacrosssocieties.We

willbeginwithahistoricaloverviewofthedisciplineasaspecificsubfieldofculturalanthropology,beginning

withitsrootsinpsychoanalysis,thedevelopmentoftheculturalandpersonalityschool,andmovingtoward

morecontemporaryapproachesanddirectionsinthediscipline.Inadditionafocusontheoretical

perspectivesinpsychologicalanthropology,wewillalsoaddressmethodologicalissuesuniqueto

psychologicalanthropology.

TextbooksandRequiredReading

Thetextbooksforthecourseareasfollows:

Lindholm,Charles.2007.Cultureandidentity:Thehistory,theory,andpracticeofpsychologicalanthropology .

NewYork:OneworldPublications.

Freud,Sigmund.2010.Civilizationanditsdiscontents. NewYork:Norton.

Scheper-Hughes,Nancy.2001.Saints,scholars,andschizophrenics .UniversityofCaliforniaPress.

Luhrmann,T.M.1988.OfTwoMinds:AnanthropologistlooksatAmericanpsychiatry. NewYork:Vintage

Books.

Lindholmisourprimarytextandwillprovideuswithageneraloverviewofvarioustrendsanddevelopments

inpsychologicalanthropology.Freud,Scheper-Hughes,andLuhrmannprovidein-depthexaminationsof

specificthreadsinthediscipline.Muchofourreading,however,willcomefromtheprimaryliterature,andso

willbeavailableas.pdffiles,whichbedistributedthroughElearning.

ExamsandGradingParticipation .Becausethisisareasonablysmallclass,thisclasswillbeconductedinadiscussion-oriented

format.Noonewantstolistentometalkforthreehoursaweek,believeme.Generally,Iwillprovidealistof

questionsanddiscussionpointsthatwillhelpusthrougheachweeksreadings.Ienvisionclassesasmore

likedebatesratherthanlectures,focusedonquestions,suchaswhatarethestrengthsandlimitationsofa

psychoanalyticapproachtounderstandingculturalbehavior?;Whatisthenatureoftheselfandits

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relationshiptoculture?;orwhatarethelimitationsofanthropologicalapproachestounderstanding

psychologicalphenomena?;ineachcase,thereadingsformthebasisofthediscussion.Thisisnotapassive

classroom.Todowell,asastudentyouwillneedtoactivelyengageintheclassdiscussions.

Graduatestudentswillbeemployedsomewhatdifferently.Inadditiontogeneralparticipationinclass

discussions,oneperiodperweekwillbedevotedtograduatestudentsleadingthediscussionofaparticular

reading.Therewillbeplentyofchoice;eachgraduatestudentwillpresentatleasttwiceduringthesemesterandwillhavetheoptionofpresentingmaterialofparticularinterest.

Alloftheseendeavorsfallunderparticipation,andallstudentswillreceiveagrade(100ptstotal)that

summarizescontributionstotheclass.

Exams.Therewillbetwoexams,amid-termandafinal.Eachisworth100points.Examswillconsistofa

combinationofshortanswersandlongessayquestions.Bothexamswillbetake-homeandopenbook,due

onthedateslistedbelow.Igenerallyhandouttheexamaweekor10daysbeforetheduedate.

ResearchPaper.Undergraduatestudentsarerequiredtowritea14-16pagepaperonatopicbasedon

psychologicalanthropology.Thereisagreatdealofleewayhere,buttopicsshouldbeapproved

beforehand;thus,paperproposalsareduewellaheadofthepaperduedate.Thetermpaperisworth100

points.Detailswillbeforthcomingatoursecondclassmeeting.If14-16pagesseemslikealot,considerthatgraduatestudentpapersshouldbemanuscriptlength(20+pages).

FinalGrades.Finalgradesareassignedoutof400points(100forparticipation,100foreachexam,and100

forthetermpaper).Adetailedgradebreakdownisasfollows:.

A=360+,A-=352,B+=340,B=320,B-=312,C+=300,C=280,C-=272,D=250,E=

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toanddisrespectfulofeveryoneintheclass.Ifyoudoneedtoleaveearly,pleasesitinalocationwhereyour

movementwillcausetheleastdisruption.Ifyouneedtochatwithyourneighbor,pleasewaituntilafterclass.

Really,ifyoucantstayawayfromcheckingemail,loggingontoFacebook,textingunderthedesk,orplaying

anonlinegameforanentireclassperiod,youshouldseekprofessionalhelp.

AcademicHonesty.Unlessitisspecificallyconnectedtoassignedcollaborativework,allworkshouldbe

individual.Evidenceofcollusion(workingwithsomeonenotconnectedtotheclassorassignment),plagiarism(useofsomeoneelsespublishedorunpublishedwordsordesignwithoutacknowledgment)or

multiplesubmissions(submittingthesameworkfordifferentcourses)willleadtotheDepartmentsandthe

Universitysproceduresfordealingwithacademicdishonesty.Allstudentsareexpectedtohonortheir

commitmenttotheUniversitysHonorCodeandthestudentconductcode.Ifyouareunsurewhetheryour

activitiesarelegitimateregardingpaperwritingandexamtaking,pleasedonothesitatetoaskme.

AccommodationforStudentswithDisabilities:Studentsrequestingclassroomaccommodationmustfirst

registerwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.TheDeanofStudentsOfficewillprovidedocumentationtothe

studentwhomustthenprovidethisdocumentationtotheInstructorwhenrequestingaccommodation.

Pleasemakeanyrequestsbythesecondweekofclass.

UFCounselingServices: Resourcesareavailableon-campusforstudentshavingpersonalproblemsorlacking

clearcareerandacademicgoalsthatinterferewiththeiracademicperformance.Theseresourcesinclude:

1. UniversityCounselingandWellnessCenter,3190RadioRoad,392-1575,personalandcareercounseling2. SexualAssaultRecoveryServices(SARS),StudentHealthCareCenter,392-1161,sexualcounseling3. CareerResourceCenter,ReitzUnion,392-1601,careerdevelopmentassistanceandcounseling4. Reading&WritingCenter,BrowardHall,392-0791,writingassistance,studyskills,testpreparation

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CourseOutline

Thefollowingcourseoutlineisapproximate.Wemayspendmoreorlesstimeonspecifictopicsasclass

interestdictates.Examsandduedates,however,willoccurasscheduledandarenotsubjecttochange.

ImportantDates:

PaperProposalsDue:September29

Mid-TermExam:DueOctober13

PapersDue:November22

FinalExam:DueDecember12,noon

NoClassNov.17(AAAmeetings,Montreal,24(Thanksgiving)

August22-September8.HistoricalRootsandaBasicOrientationtoPsychologicalAnthropology.Emicsand

Etics.

Readings:Lindholm1-4,Freud(all),pdf:Guercio1986,Briggs1970,Lambo1978,Harris1976,Segalletal.

1990.

September13-22.CultureandPersonality.

Readings:Lindholm5,pdf:Barnouw1978;LeVine1982,Benedict1934;LaBarre1958

September27-October13.BeyondCultureandPersonality.TheYaleSynthesis,nationalcharacter,

socialization.

Readings:Lindholm6,pdf:Barryetal.1959;WhitingandWhiting1978,WhitingandWhiting1975

October18-Nov.1.Self,theIndividual,andEmotionalExpression.

Readings:Lindholm8-10,Scheper-Hughes(all),pdf:Hallowell1976;Spiro1993,Hay1977,Geertz1984

November3-22.MentalDisorders,MentalHealth,andMentalIllness.Culture-BoundSyndromes.Cross

culturalpsychiatry.

Readings:Luhrmann(all),Lindholm11-13.pdf:Kleinman1987,Hallowell1934

November29-December6.Looseends.

Catch-up.ReadingsTBA

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ListofReadingsin.pdfformat:

Barnouw,Victor

1978.AninterpretationofWisconsinOjibwacultureandpersonality.In:GeorgeD.Spindler(ed.),The

MakingofPsychologicalAnthropology;pp.64-86.Berkeley:UniversityofCaliorniaPress.

Barry,HerbertIII,etal.

1959.Relationofchildtrainingtosubsistenceeconomy.AmericanAnthropologist61:51-63.Benedict,Ruth

1934.Anthropologyandtheabnormal.JournalofGeneralPsychology10:59-80.

Briggs,Jean

1970.Kaplunadaughter:AdoptedbytheEskimo.In:PeggyGolde(ed.),Womeninthefield.Chicago:

AldinedeGruyter.

Freud,Sigmund

1918.Theinfantilerecurrenceoftotemism.InTotemandTaboo ;pp.130-207.NewYork:VintageBooks.

Geertz,Clifford

1984.'Fromthenative'spointofview:'Onthenatureofanthropologicalunderstanding.In:RichardA.

Shweder,andRobertA.Levine(eds.),Culturetheory:Essaysonmind,self,andemotion .Pp.123-136.

Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.Guercio,Gino

1986.SecretsofHaiti'slivingdead.HarvardMagazine .January/February:31-37.

Hallowell,A.I.

1934.Cultureandmentaldisorder.JournalofAbnormalandSocialPsychology29:1-9.

1976.Ojibwaontology,behavior,andworldview.InContributionstoanthropology:SelectedpapersofA.

IrvingHallowell;UniversityofChicagoPress:Chicago.

Harris,Marvin

1976.Historyandsignificanceoftheemic/eticdistinction.AnnualReviewofAnthropology5:329-350.

Hay,ThomasH.

1977.ThedevelopmentofsomeaspectsoftheOjibwaselfanditsbehavioralenvironment.Ethos5:71-89.

Kleinman,Arthur1987.Anthropologyandpsychiatry:Theroleofcultureincross-culturalresearchonillness.British

JournalofPsychiatry151:447-454.

Lambo,ThomasAdeoye

1978.PsychotherapyinAfrica.HumanNature,March:176-180.

LaBarre,Weston

1958.TheinfluenceofFreudonanthropology.AmericanImago15:275-328.

LeVine,RobertA.

1982.Culture,Behavior,andPersonality,2ndedition.NewYork:AldinedeGruyter.

Segall,MarshallH.etal.

1990.Humanbehavioringlobalperspective:Anintroductiontocross-culturalpsychology .NewYork:

PergamonPress.

Spiro,Melford

1993.IstheWesternconceptionoftheself'peculiar'inthecontextofworldcultures?Ethos21:107-153.

Whiting,JohnM.,andBeatriceWhiting

1975.Aloofnessandintimacyofhusbandsandwives:Across-culturalstudy.Ethos3:183-207.

1978.Astrategyforpsychoculturalresearch.In:GeorgeD.Spindler(ed.),TheMakingofPsychological

Anthropology;pp.41-61.Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.