Anth 468.2

In Class Test Covers Lectures Mate Choice, Sperm Wars and Rape, Mothering and Fathering, Cross Cultural View of Families,Cooperation Coalitions and Alliances, Aggression and Warfare.

Readings: Fessler et al. 2005, Hrdy Ch 8-14, Patton 2005, Ember et al. 2005.

Study Guide Exam#2

Terms – Know the following terms and their significance.

1. Physical Changes in Males
2. Testosterone
3. Prolactin
4. Factors affecting the Degree of Paternal Care in Humans
5. Intercultural Variability among Fathers
6. Aka Fathers
7. Knowledge of Infant Caregiving
8. Caregiving and Cultural Values
9. The New American Dad
10. Ache “Show off Hypothesis”
11. Parenting Styles
12. Bride Price
13. Bride Wealth
14. Bride Service
15. Descent Patterns
16. Residence Patterns
17. Incest Taboo
18. Nuclear Family Incest
19. Durham Optimal Otbreeding
20. Westmark Effect
21. Warfare
22. Ritualized Warfare
23. Blindman’s Warfare
24. Status and Warriorship
25. Sexual Selection and Warfare
26. Same Sex Aggression
27. Bullies
28. Young Male Syndrome
29. Sperm Amounts and Types
30. Genetic Benefit Hypothesis
31. Mate Switching Hypothesis
32. Mate Skill Hypothesis
33. Mate Manipulation Hypothesis
34. Serial Pairbonding
35. Lust
36. Men’s and Women’s Sexual Fantasies
37. Reproductive Value
38. !Kung Backload Model
39. Social Disadvantage and Women
40. Menopause
41. Life span
42. Pleitropy
43. Grandmother Hypothesis

Species – you should be able to compare the different species talked about in class on the following subjects: Weening and Menopause where available in the class notes

1. Aka
2. Ache
3. !Kung
4. Gussi
5. Middle Class US
6. Massai
7. Gabbra
8. Dani
9. Yanomamo
10. Australian Aboriginies

People – know the significance of each of these people.

1. Flemming et al. 2002
2. Anne Story Study
3. Barry Hewlett
4. Wood and Hill
5. George Simmel
6. Napoleon Chagnon
7. John Patton
8. Tooby

Short Answer – be able to write short 3-4 sentence answers on these questions from in class movies. When lists can be made, make sure that you list the item and then provide a short description.

1. What is the function of lust and how do men’s and women’s sexual fantasies promote mating strategies? Be sure to provide examples.
2. Why did the Thornhills argue that psychological pain following rape is adaptive? Who is most likely to suffer the most psychological pain and why?
3. What is hidden ovulation and estrus? Explain the Daddy at home and many fathers theories (in Diamond)
4. Discuss testes size, sperm wars, and copulatory plugs and penises. Tell us about male competition and sexual access to females? Provide 1 example of each (3 examples total).
5. How can medicine cure a disease the first time but then if it comes back the same medicine cannot cure the patient again?
6. What is FIV? Why are some cats susceptible and others not. How can this help us to understand HIV?
7. Discuss warfare and the link to coalition. How does this regulate what is murder versus what is war?
8. Why is incest a near human universal? What factors regulate incest and when is incest more likely to occur?
9. Why are US fathers different than that of the Aka? What factors are related to this relationship between fathers and offspring.

Essay – For this IN CLASS essay, be able to answer in the most detailed manner that you can, the following question.

1. Why Does Sex Matter? Support your answer with multiple examples from the lectures, books and movies.