GGR101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Blackboard, Environmental Determinism, Culture Change
20 Jan 2016
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Climate change in the past and how people back then responded to these changes. Readings: climate change and the course of global history: a rough journey: john l. brooks. Climate change is the single most important issue of our time. Our planet is definitely warming at a fast pace. The controversy is about who/what is to blame: assignments. 6 topics to write on (list posted to blackboard, will be picked: 10% thesis and annotated bibliography january 28, 15% rough draft march 3, 20% final essay april 7. ***a research program that looks at the past, present, and future relationship between humans and their environment (on the test) Cultural ecology in north anthropology: emphasis on people and the material conditions of their daily lives, historical changes a result of social conflict, julian steward, emphasis on biological and cultural adaptation to environments. Culture change is induced by adaptation to the environment .
