Anthropology!!! Listen to lecture (3 hours), take a 10 question quiz, then watch a video for the Discussion post (1 hour) make a Discussion post, take a 5 question quiz on the Discussion post, and ans

Unit 8 Study Questions


1. Describe how we can trace human ancestry through the mitochondrial genome, and through the Y-chromosome.


2. Who are "Mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-Chromosome Adam" and what are the problems with identifying them in this way?


3. What are some of the issues that arise with modern genetic testing for ancestry?

4. Define and compare/contrast adaptation and acclimatization in humans and the Bergman and Allen Rule.

5. Explain the origins and development of Eugenics, and the concept of Biological Determinism. What are the problems with these concepts?

6. How was Eugenics used in the United States, and especially in California? How did it influence Hitler and the Nazi's implementation of genocide on an industrial scale?

7. Explain the famous Buck versus Bell case that determined Eugenics laws to be constitutional by the Supreme Court in 1927.

8. Describe the Tuskegee Experiments and how and why they were carried out in the United States.

9. Explain the conclusions of "The Bell Curve" and the criticisms of this best seller from the 1990's, yet how this publication is still used to justify removing funding from inner city schools.