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Anth 100 CHPT 11
Anth 100 CHPT 11
March 9, 2016
11.1 Discuss the relationship between biology and culture and how
anthropologists regard the nature/nurture questions of
humanity.
11.2 Explain the difference between nonhuman animal behavior and
human behavior.
12.2 Discuss what makes human languages unique in comparison
with nonhuman animal communication.
Define biocultural anthropology
Discuss one example of non-human communication that humans
have not developed
Such as; Salmon navigation by smell , bird murmuration (flock flight in
sync)
11.1 Discuss the relationship between biology and culture and how
anthropologists regard the nature/nurture questions of
humanity.
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Bird migration
Bears hibernating
Salmon migration 4 year cycle
Innate knowledge that animals are born with
Instincts and learned behaviors
Birds learn specific songs through exposure yet some are born with
near perfect song practices
Nature and nature and the environment may be involved in animal
behaviors
Humans
Culture is learned
We are born with reflexes, as are all animals, and we act in some ways
to stimuli in our environment- we run from raging forest fires.
Humans have instances and humans have drives
Biological urges, hunger, thirst, sex
Important for survival of the species
not all humans have a drive that ensures survival of the species
How we satisfy drives are learned through experience- culture
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