Psychological Anthropology

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

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:

• 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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

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.

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

Current study term: 24 Jul 22 to 06 Nov 22