ANT100Y1 : Full Evolutionary Anthropology Notes.docx
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ANT100Y1 Full Course Notes
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Anthropologists used to be people who described outside world to a local community: reported physical description of foreign people, intellectual culture of other people, monuments they built. Social used knowledge to enforce culture in colonies. Basically reporters of exotic lands and civilizations at the time. Not just by western cultures anymore, studies encompass entire world rather than just exotic people. Interested in all facets of life artefacts, society, language. Not strong believers in cultural effects on society. Dr. shawn lehman ap404a (19 russel st. ) tues 2-3pm. Theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behavior of human/non-human primates: natural selection, mutations, genetic drift (only limited # of individuals will reproduce, gene flow (movements of genes from one population to another) About diversity of life on earth: evolution loves insects it seems. Seek to conserve primates in tropical ecosystems: paleoanthropology. Advent of and changes in human cultural activities. History of behavior in human/non primates: human variation.
