ECO 3397 - Culture and Economy

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ANT 1310 or ANT 2330 or ECO 2010 or ECO 2020

Description: In this course, students are introduced to the relationship between culture and economic behavior. Using production, consumerism, and social exchange as a point of departure, students examine the dynamics of community perceptions, cultural trends and social identities built around economic enterprise. The topics students review include public choice, non-market decisions, economics of globalization, colonial and local systems of economy and challenges, cultural norms of economic relations, sharing, exchange and consumerism, informal economy, economy of tourism, and economic movements, among others.

Note: The course is crosslisted. Credit will be granted for only one prefix, ANT or ECO.

Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3397