Taking sides
Subtitle: Clashing views on controversial issues in physical anthropology
By: selected, edited, and with introduction by Mary Courtis.
Contributors: Courtis, Mary M.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Dubuque, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Physical anthropology.
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial issues in physical anthropology; Issues in physical anthropology
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Evolution and genetics: Is evolution a gradual process?; Does human cloning and genetic engineering pose evolutionary dangers?; Is culture responsible for the spread of ethnically related disease?; Should the concept of "intelligent design" replace Darwin's theory of evolution?; title: Part 2. Primate evolution and the evolution of early hominids: Is male aggression and competition key to reproductive success?; Are primate females selected to be monogamous?; Do chimpanzees hunt competitively?; Does homosexuality or bisexuality have any evolutionary advantage for primates?; Are male and female relationships based primarily on reproductive sex?; Did bipedalism develop as a response to heat stress?; Is Australopithecus Africanus on the direct line to modern humans?; title: Part 3. The Evolution of later humans: Is hominid brain expansion linked to the invention of stone tools?; Is hunting more critical than gathering to cultural development?; Does biology limit a woman's ability to hunt?; Is cannibalism a prominent feature of prehistoric societies?; Does cave art depict shamanism?; Is "race" an outdated concept?