BIOS10119 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Richard Dawkins, Human Behavior
20 Oct 2016
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All humans are here because our ancestors reproduced; therefore, sex is essential to. Cultures are different, but all are derived from the same human nature => typical human. Typical, universal human nature: main theme of first half of chapter. Example: human stomach; generally in the same place in everyone"s body; every human"s stomach is in the same general area and has similar characteristics and functions. Culture is important, but it comes from our nature; culture comes from how we interpret things. Ex. baboons: smiling is threat; humans: smiling is a sign of pleasure. New guinea tribes: despite being separated from most of the outside world for over. 100,000 years, people still smiled and frowned due to pleasure and sorrow just as any other human being; evidence of typical human nature and how it is not created by culture; nature creates culture nature.
