In Which Ways Does Scientist and Author Jared Diamond Suggest

question 46

Essay

In which ways does scientist and author Jared Diamond suggest that human sexuality is distinct from other mammals? Identify three ways in which humans differ from most other mammals, and discuss the possible implications of these distinctions as they intersect with other areas of interest for cultural anthropologists (e.g., kinship, gender, class, and religion).

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Definitions:

Response To Stimuli

The process by which organisms detect and react to changes in their internal and external environment.

Homeostasis

The maintenance of stable internal conditions within an organism despite changes in external conditions.

Dependent Variables

Variables in scientific experimentation that are affected by independent variables, used to measure the outcome of an experiment.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated to observe their effect on the dependent variable.