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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LAWSON D W
David Lawson
4.1
15 reviews
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ILP 1302
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ANTH170 . Lawson D W 14 Days Ago

THIS IS FOR ANTH 106 (It was not an option)! Prof Lawson is very funny and passionate about anthropology so this was a fun class. Attendance was not mandatory but very few students showed up so he might make it mando in the future beware. Online midterm and final (he might change this). Very interesting material and great prof. Recommend for sure!

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ANTH170 . Lawson D W 3 Months Ago

Lawson is a very engaging professor w/ funny lectures. Quite a bit of work honestly w/ 2 papers, midterm, final, and weekly quizzes. Attendance is also mandatory. Quizzes could sometimes get a bit hard, same with midterm and final. Overrall though, it was a fun class and I enjoyed going to lecture!

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ANTH170 . Lawson D W 3 Months Ago

Great professor and easy quizzes only if you read and attended lecture. Midterm was pretty hard but he does drop your lowest grade between 2 papers, the midterm, and final. Lectures are fun and enjoyable. Dr. Lawson knows a lot and is passionate about his subject. Definitely an upper division level class but very interesting.

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ANTH170 . Lawson D W 5 Months Ago

Professor Lawson has clear, engaging, and comprehensive lectures that pair extremely well with his readings. He is willing to chat with me after class whenever I have questions. He helped me understand concepts I did not understand until I took his class. Highly recommend for anyone interested in HBE.

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ANTH170 . Lawson D W 1 Year, 2 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 . Lawson D W 4 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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