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DVD

Roots of human behavior.

Call Number

  • DVD 301 R783 (CEN)

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Performers

Taught by Professor Barbara J. King, The College of William and Mary.

Publication Information

Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, c2001.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (360 min.) sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 56 p. ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Contains twelve 30-min. lectures exploring the evolutionary links humans share with monkeys and apes, and explains the significance of those links in understanding human behavior.

Notes

"The great courses, course no. 168"--Disc label.

Contains 12 lectures, 30 min. per lecture.

Contents

  • Lecture 1: The four facets of anthropology
  • lecture 2: Social bonds and family ties
  • lecture 3: The journey away from Mom
  • lecture 4: Males and females- really so different?
  • lecture 5: Sex and reproduction
  • lecture 6: Tool making- of hammers and anvils
  • lecture 7: Social learning and teaching
  • lecture 8: Culture- What is it? Who's got it?
  • lecture 9: Dynamics of social communication
  • lecture 10: Do great apes use language?
  • lecure 11: Highlights of human evolution
  • lecture 12: Exploring and conserving a legacy.

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