ANT 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Ecotourism, Developing Country, Neve Electronics
12 Aug 2016
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Legacies of human evolutionary history the human life course continued. Long post reproductive period in humans - is not found in other primates. This is because of some of the advantages. Programmed" to live 12 to 15 years beyond birth of last child involving post partem care grandmother hypothesis. Top 5 causes of death in us: heart disease, cancer, stroke, accidents and chronic obstructive lung disease. Senescence process of physiological decline in all body parts (aging) Potential evolutionary significance of human growth stages. Dependent infants able to pass on culture. Prolonged childhood extended opportunity to teach culture, need time to learn. Post-reproductive (unique to h. sapiens) helps us pass on our genes (grandmother hypothesis) Kin selection all about passing genes on from generation to generation. Increasing complexities in technology leads to an increase in complexities in culture. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide which traps heat. Excess carbon dioxide contributes to acidification of the oceans.
