Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 2/e

Michael A. Park, Central Connecticut State University

The Identity and Nature of Our Species

Learning How to Survive: The Cultural Primate

Learning Objectives

Chapter 7: Learning How To Survive

You should be aware of how cultural behavior differs from noncultural behavior.
You should know the four characteristics of culture.
You should be familiar with how certain nonhuman primates exhibit culture.
You should be familiar with the triune brain.
You should know what a world view is and how it comes about.
You should understand that culture makes us who and what we are. It should be viewed as the major adaptive mechanism of our species.

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