Anthropology 100: Other People’s Worlds www.anth.uconn.edu/classes/anth100_f01/index.htmFall 2001faculty: Prof. Richard Sosis office: Room 406, Beach Halltime: Monday/Wednesday 2:00-2:50 phone: 6-4264room: TLS 154 office hrs: Wednesday 3:00-5:00, and by appointmentCOURSE DESCRIPTIONAnthropology is the science of humanity. This course will explore the behavioral and cultural aspects of humanity. The main goal ofthis course is to introduce and explain the immense variability in behavior and beliefs across the human species. By studying andcomparing the diverse experiences and viewpoints of people around the world, we will seek to understand why people in othersocieties hold beliefs and behave in ways that differ from our own.COURSE FORMATLecturesLectures and readings will each contribute to the content of the course. Lectures and in-class films will often elaborate upon materialcovered in your readings, however, the content of the lectures and readings will often differ significantly. Lectures will not be arestatement of your readings.Discussion sectionsDiscussion section attendance is mandatory. Discussion section is a time for you to ask questions to clarify difficulties you are havingwith either the lecture or reading materials. You must attend the discussion section for which you are officially enrolled. If youdiscover a schedule conflict, try to deal with it via add/drop early in the semester. If you cannot switch by this means, please ask yourTA or me for permission. Under no circumstances should you switch sections without permission. Discussion sections are keptrelatively small in size to encourage your active involvement.GradesYour grade will be based on two mid-term exams, a final exam, and an evaluation of your performance in discussion section (e.g.,participation, quizzes, writing assignments, presentations…).First mid-term Wednesday, October 3 25%Second mid-term Wednesday, November 14 25%Final exam Thursday, December 20 30%Discussion section 20%Tips on how to do well in this class: Come to class regularly and do all of the readings. Regularly review your notes. If you missclass make sure you get the notes from someone who attended class. If you do not understand something make sure you ask me oryour TA.Exam format: Exams will consist of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions (including defining terms and concepts),matching, and a short essay question. The final exam is cumulative.Make-up examsIf you are unable to take an exam at the scheduled time, you must notify either me or your TA before the exam. I can be notified byphone (I have an answering machine); do not contact me by e-mail. If we are not contacted prior to the exam you will receive afailing grade for that exam. Make-ups will be permitted to students who contact us prior to the exam only if they have writtendocumentation from a doctor, parent, advisor, dorm resident, or some other relevant authority. Otherwise, they will receive a failinggrade on that exam.ReadingsThere are 2 texts and a course pack required for this course. They can be purchased at the UConn Co-op and are also on 3-hourreserve at Babbidge Library Reserve Desk. Any additional readings will be announced in class. The texts are:Through the Looking Glass by Lee Cronk and Vaughn BryantNisa: the Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Marjorie ShostakReading assignments will be announced in class.OverheadsOverheads (generally consisting of graphs, data, or outlines) used during lectures will be available on the course web page severaldays following lecture.2COURSE TOPICS CP = course pack; LG = Through the Looking GlassIntroduction to Human Behavioral Diversity Everyman by Konner (LG)Black, White, and Other by Marks (LG)Race Without Color by Diamond (CP)What is Anthropology? What is Anthropology? by Ember and Ember (CP)Anthropological Fieldwork Gitingda is Great by Borgerhoff Mulder (LG)Natural Selection Adaptation by Natural Selection by Boyd and Silk (CP)Natural Selection and Culture The Tall and the Short of It by Bogin (LG)Old Dog, Old Tricks by Cronk (LG)Natural Selection and Learning Reinventions of Human Language by Diamond (LG)Political Animal by Small (LG)World Population Growth The Human Population by Kormondy and Brown (CP)Strings Attached by Cronk (LG)Nisa: The Story of a !Kung Woman, Ch. 1-4Foragers and Foraging Hunter-Gatherers of the New World by Hill and Hurtado (CP)The Yora of Peru by Hill and Hurtado (CP)The Cuiva of Venezuela by Hurtado and Hill (CP)The Paleolithic Health Club by Bryant (LG) Ancient Genes and Modern Health by Eaton and Konner (CP)The Arrow of Disease by Diamond (CP)Contact My Adventure with Ebene: A Religious Experience (CP)Announced readings from Darkness in El Dorado (web)Mating Sex in History by Betzig (LG)Yanoama by Rhodes (CP)Nisa: The Story of a !Kung Woman, Ch. 5-7Marital Patterns When Brothers Share a Wife by Goldstein (LG)Warfare Why Men Kill by Roach (LG)Reproduction Nisa: The Story of a !Kung Woman, Ch. 8-12Religion Hallucinogenic Plants and their use in Traditional Societies by Davis (CP)Nisa: The Story of a !Kung Woman, Ch. 13TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND CONTACT INFORMATIONName Sections Email Phone Office HoursSusie DiVietro 1,5,7,9 [email protected] 486-4514 Beach Hall 432 Mon 4-6Rebecca Floor 2,4,8,10 [email protected] 486-4514 Beach Hall 432 Mon 4-6Howard Kress 3,6 [email protected] 486-0076 Beach Hall 401 Wed