ARPA361 The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Updated: 10 November 2008| Credit Points | 6 |
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 |
| Online level | Level B - Internet access required |
| Intensive School(s) | None |
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. |
| Pre-requisites | ARPA102 |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | ARPA261 |
| Notes | None |
| Combined Units | None |
| Coordinator(s) |
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| Unit Description |
This unit examines the evolution of human sexuality in the contexts of primate reproductive strategies and the social learning environments that are unique to Homo sapiens. Various primate social and reproductive strategies will be studied, and aspects of human sexuality (such as mate choice and bonding, reproductive competition and divergent male and female strategies, loss of estrus, homosexuality, divergent male and female development trajectories) will be considered as phenomena exhibiting continuity or discontinuity with the primate behavioural range. Human behaviour will be examined from a Darwinian perspective, while social learning, the range of societies, and the concept of innateness will contribute to the overall analysis. |
| Materials | Information Unavailable |
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |
