Models of the ancestry of man and the evolution of human characteristics are developed. Chronological, morphological, and cultural contexts of fossil forms are presented and evaluated. Old World Prehistory Examines the prehistoric cultures of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Sequences of cultural development are defined by considering technological, economic, and social change over the long prehistoric record. The extent to which the anthropologist records or creates ethnographic reality.
Students read novels and poetry about selected cultures written by both outsiders and insiders.
Relations among writing style, genre, and cultural understanding are investigated. A comparative cultural investigation of gender relations and human sexuality in a range of human societies, including the United States. The history of racial studies, systems of racial classification, and human adaptation, both biological and cultural. Emphasis on environmental factors affecting human differentiation and the significance of human variations in both the present and the past. New World Prehistory Analysis of sequences and processes of cultural development in the Americas.