ANTH 278 - Human Rights, Universalism, and Cultural Relativism

3 SS, CD
Second Semester. 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. The course will focus on ethnographic case studies from a wide variety of societies that demonstrate the cultural challenges involved in defining, establishing, and implementing a set of global and universal human rights.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Pineda

Credits: 3 hours