FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Informed Consent, Neolithic, Upper Paleolithic

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Scott Schau

Document Summary

Chapter 1 a cultural approach to human development. Section 1 human development today and its origins. Economically developed and affluent countries, with the highest median levels of income and education. Lower levels of income and education than developed countries but are experiencing rapid economic growth. Cultural values such as obedience and group harmony. A rural culture that adheres more closely to cultural traditions than people in urban areas do. Most countries today have a majority culture. Also occurs in the settings and circumstances of individual lives (contexts) Characteristic pattern of individual development in a species. Natural selection: evolutionary process in which the offspring best adapted to their environment survive to produce offspring of their own. Hominid line: evolutionary line that led to modern humans. The larger brains of early homo babies meant that babies were born less mature, resulting in a longer period of infant dependency, which may have made it difficult for females to accompany males on hunting expeditions.