Political humor merges comedy and critique, making complex political issues engaging and accessible. It can change political ...

Windows Into Non-Western Cultures Charles R. Larson What chutzpah–I can hear you say–to think that Larson would come up with a list of the best books for 2009.

Non-Western courses expand students’ horizons and help them better understand their own history and culture. Courses that satisfy the requirement may have Western components or modes of analysis, but ...

Non-Western cultures, in contrast, make moral judgements based primarily on social context. Right and wrong are derived from the expectations of one’s immediate associates—such as family, ...

I don't know of any. Rings have been huge in Western culture for a long, long time, but the specific idea of wedding and engagement rings is more recent (possibly part of a DeBeers conspiracy ...

However, as a non-American, I want to make it clear there is nothing wrong with Westernization or preferring certain Western customs over my own. I only want to say that because many non-Western ...

If success is to follow, any Western company’s approach to a very different, decidedly non-Western culture has to be highly sensitive to local behaviors and norms.

However, in non-Western cultures, we are even less likely to seek therapy because it is not something we know much about.” The primary cause of this disparity, in his opinion, ...

To find out, this introductory undergraduate course examines representations of Native Americans in movies, in anthropology, and in their own words and films. To understand the great diversity of ...

Psychological disorders, or at least our labels for them, differ across cultures. But are these and other non-Western conditions truly distinct from those in the U.S. and Europe?

Non-Western art and design can reveal alternate ways of thinking about math. Modern math has mostly Western origins, so ideas from other cultures are often missing ...

Non-Western and Comparative Studies. Last updated: June 13, 2018 at 4:21 p.m. Objectives. The non-Western and comparative studies requirement is designed to encourage students to explore societies, ...