Considers diversity in human family structure and family relationships from the perspective of evolutionary anthropology. Topics include: kin selection and detection, sibling competition and family size, childhood and sexual maturity, parent- offspring conflict, sex roles, marriage and inheritance, parental investment strategies.

Prerequisites: Anthropology 5

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

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David Lawson
3.8
10 reviews
Alyssa Lawson
5.0
3 reviews
Fall 2025 . Lawson D W
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17:00 PM - 18:15 PM
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4.4
ANTH170 . 5 Months Ago

Emailing him outside of class he told me "dont email me on Saturdays I don't work on weekends," we had a paper due on Sunday. No ruberic for assignments, and Killgalen marks off points for no reason, even when following instructions to a T. Ended with 93.7% and didn't round to an A or allow for EC, even tho syllabus mentions EC available. Just bad.

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ANTH170 . 3 Years Ago

Professor Lawson is good at giving lectures, fairly funny but for people who struggle to understand the material, or try to ask for help in any way, good luck because you're better off figuring things out for yourself. He'll most likely tell you to talk to the TA or vaguely suggest to just try harder if you're not doing well on quiz's and tests.

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ANTH170 . 4 Years Ago

Dr. Lawson put in a good effort to keep classes interesting with his humor. All exams were open book and so were the weekly quizzes and there were not any trick questions; it was a pretty straightforward class. Graded by 2 essays, weekly quizzes, attendance, a midterm, and a final. It's an interesting class if you're in the bio anthropology major.

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PSY108 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Chill professor, great class!

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PSY108 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

LOVED Dr. Lawson! She is super clear in class and very friendly. Definitely attend lectures to get the in-class points and they help a lot with the projects and assignments. Would definitely take another class with her!

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PSY108 . 2 Years Ago

Prof. Lawson is awesome. As long as you do the work and put in the effort you will do well. Highly recommend.

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