Overview
Description
Surveys biological variation within and between human populations from a biocultural approach, examining biological, environmental, and cultural factors shaping observed differences among individuals and populations.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically evaluate population differences from an anthropological perspective, orally and in writing.
- describe, verbally and in writing, the biocultural factors that contribute to human variation.
- discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
- discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
- explain the diversity of the human form and how culture and biology interact, verbally and in writing.
- describe, orally and in writing, the selective forces influencing human variation and the distribution of traits over space and time.
- critically evaluate the effects of population history and structure on the pattern of human variation.
- explain foundational concepts of biological anthropology, and specifically ones central to human variation.