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    Oct 03, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog
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SOAN 207 - Biological Anthropology


FDR: SS4 Social Science - Group 4 Distribution
Credits: 3

This course considers the emergence and evolution of Homo sapiens from fossil, archaeological, and genetic evidence. The class focuses on evolutionary mechanisms; selective pressures for key human biological and behavioral patterns, such as bipedalism, intelligence, altruism, learned behavior, and expressive culture; relations among prehuman species; the human diaspora; and modern human diversity, particularly “racial” variation. The course also examines theories from sociobiology and evolutionary psychology about motivations for modern human behaviors.



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