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Course Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ANTH 278 - Human Rights, Universalism and Cultural Relativism


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Latin American Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT

Through an examination of the ways in which people in different societies identify and define ethical and social standards, this course will examine the concept of universal human rights. This course will consider the tension between universal claims and cultural relativism. We will also document and analyze the development of international efforts to apply universal rights.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: B. Pineda
Prerequisites & Notes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements): LATS.



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