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Undergraduate MAQ-ANTX3008-2022

Psychological Anthropology

Examine how an individual's psychological development is shaped by social ideologies and structures. Ask how notions of 'self' differ between cultures. Address childhood, faith and emotions. Utilise anthropological research and investigation methods.

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$1,895 $2,145

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

18 weeks

Study method

100% Online

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Start dates

  • 25 Jul 2022
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This research-intensive university in north-western Sydney offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. With over 30,000 current students, Macquarie has a strong reputation for welcoming international students and embracing flexible and convenient study options, including its partnership with Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2022

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

11

  • 2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Interrogate ‘human nature’ to better understand the relationship between universal traits and variability.
  2. explore the role of social setting and norms in shaping human development.
  3. actively participate in discussion of psychological anthropology (such as gender roles, emotional variation, sex and gender across cultures, and childrearing)
  4. gain greater understanding of techniques for investigating experience, including ethnography, field research, and comparative approaches.
  5. investigate in greater depth one area of special interest in the study of human diversity.
  6. exhibit improved writing, communication and critical reading skills.
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-ANTX2007-Psychological Anthropology (No longer available)

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of
  • MAQ-ANTX1006-Drugs Across Cultures
  • MAQ-ANTX2051-Human Evolution and Diversity (No longer available)

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Description

This unit introduces psychological anthropology, including emotional, cognitive, developmental, and perceptual dynamics across cultures. Psychological anthropology studies the relation between individual psychology and sociocultural diversity, for example, between psychopathology and social structure, between personality differences and childrearing practices, or between perceptual experience and a society's ideologies about the senses. A wide range of perspectives will be explored, from evolutionary psychology to neuroanthropology, and address such topics as consciousness including spirit possession, and cultural variation in insanity and impairment.

Assessments

  • Mid-term Exam (35%)
  • Weekly Participation (15%)
  • Week 4 Quiz (10%)
  • Research Paper (40%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 24 Jul 22 to 06 Nov 22

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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