Explores merits of works recognized as classics and assesses their impact on the field. Required for anthropology majors and usually taken as a senior-junior seminar. Examination of some important recent works in anthropology. Required for anthropology majors and usually taken as a senior seminar. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Course considers evolution as a biological as well as cultural concept.
Parallels and contrasts among conceptual approaches allow a critique of the potential of evolution as a unifying biosocial theory. Individual research on a topic to be organized in advance by student and instructor. May be repeated for credit. Examination of contemporary human problems from crosscultural and biocultural perspectives. Historical background and future implications of current cultural and biocultural issues will be discussed.