For Spring 2005 I will be teaching:

Anthropology 190-00P: Freshman Seminar: When Culture and Biology Collide
TTH 2:30-3:45 Max: 15 Smith

Content: This seminar is intended for freshmen only. The focus of the seminar is on the interaction between human culture and our evolved biology and physiology. There are numerous instances where our biological predispositions suggest one behavioral option, while our culture dictates behaviors that are exactly contrary. Parental injunctions, religious teachings, traditional concepts of morals and ethics offer proscriptions for behavior. This seminar explores the possibility that some of these proscriptions run counter to our evolutionary interests while others are wholly consistent with our evolved, biological heritage.

Required Texts:

Dawkins, R. 1989. The Selfish Gene. Oxford, Oxford University Press. (ISBN 0192860925 (pbk.)
Frank, R.H. 1999. Luxury Fever: Money and Happiness in an Era of Excess. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press. (ISBN 0691070013 (pbk)
Frank, R.H. 2004. What Price of Moral High Ground?: Ethical Dilemmas in Competitive Environments. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press. (ISBN 0691006725)
Schlosser, E. 2001. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of The All-American Meal. New York, Houghton Mifflin. (ISBN 0060938455 (pbk)
Smith, E. O. 2002. When Culture And Biology Collide: Why We Are Stressed, Depressed, And Self-Obsessed. New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press. (ISBN 0813531039)
Wagner, P.L. 1996. Showing Off: The Geltung Hypothesis. Austin, Texas, University of Texas Press. (ISBN 0292791038 (pbk)
Particulars: Weekly Reaction Papers to assigned readings and class participation are major requirements. No Exams

Anthropology 201-000: Concepts & Methods of Biological Anthropology
TTH 11:30-12:45 Max: 100 Smith

Students must enroll in a lab section:
201L-A: Monday 2:30-5:30
201L-B: Tuesday 2:30-5:30
201L-C: Wednesday 2:30-5:30
201L-D Thursday 2:30-5:30

Content: This course is a general review of biological anthropology. Particular emphasis is placed on basic Darwinian evolutionary theory, a review of human paleontology, the relationship of the study of nonhuman primates to human origins, human genetics, modern human variation, and the evolution of human behavior. This course is a requirement for Anthropology majors and also fulfills the General Education Requirements, II. Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Part B. Natural Sciences, 1. Laboratory Courses. I want you to conceptualize this course as you would an introductory level course in biology. The level of difficulty will be approximately the same, as well as the amount of time that you will have to put in to get a good grade.

Required Texts:

Boyd, R. & Silk, J. 2003. How Humans Evolved. 3 rd Edition, Norton, New York. (ISBN 2002075336 (pbk)
Whitehead, P.F., Sacco, W.K., & Hochgraf, S.B. 2005. A Photographic Atlas for Physical Anthropology, Morton Publishing Co., Englewood, Colorado. (ISBN 0895825724 (pbk)
Angeloni, E., editor, 1997, Annual Editions in Physical Anthropology 04/05, 13 th Edition, McGraw Hill/Dushkin, Guilford, CT. (ISBN 0072861533 (pbk)
Exams: There will be two hourly exams as well as a comprehensive final exam during the semester. You will be required to take two of the three exams. You may take all three, but only the best two scores will be used in computing your final grade. The exams are likely to consist of multiple choice, true/false, with one or two short answer questions. In addition, there will be a number short quizzes during the semester. They will consist of 1-3 short answer questions dealing with the current day's reading or the previous day's lecture .

Laboratory: There is a required laboratory with this class. If you do not get the laboratory section that you request, you must make changes in the lab section through drop/add. Other registration matters in the lab should be cleared with Dr. Ben Z. Freed, your laboratory instructor. You must complete all laboratory exercises to receive a passing grade in the course. In spite of the possibility that you might be able to obtain an otherwise passing grade, individuals who do not complete all of the exercises will not pass Anth 201. Details of the laboratory will be available the first day of lab.

< http://www.anthropology.emory.edu/ATLAS/spring05.htm Address confirmed correct on Oct 27, 2005 at 12:23 am

Special Note:

Phrases, oxymoron, and PC euphemisms to be avoided at all costs in papers written in my classes.

at this particular point in time; facial area; belief system; learning process; previously owned vehicle; performing arts center; commercial sex worker; résumé enhancement; task force; nontraditional organized crime; collateral damage; learning resources center; personal watercraft; raw sewage; legally drunk; battle fatigue; bathroom tissue; wildlife park; prescription eyewear;domestic violence; negative patient-care outcome; involuntary personal protein spill; close proximity; small minority; foreign imports; convicted felon; finished product; total abstinence; subject matter; general public; future plans; advance warning; occasional irregularity; basic fundamentals; personal friend; business ethics; nondairy creamer; resident alien; friendly fire; holy war; death benefits; military precision; peacekeeping force; like;

I thank George Carlin for this list, and for encouraging me to think about our language critically.