Course examines the sociological & anthropological interrelationship among society, culture, & education in various national & local settings. Focusing on pluralistic communities—namely, the tension between universalism, relativism, & multiculturalism, and issues of ‘race,’ gender/sexual orientation, ethnicity/linguistic group affiliations—the course will explore how culture & social relations influence behavior, personality, norms, & values, as well as how these shape relationships between individuals, groups & institutions within & across societies.