Reading Assignments

Current Reading Assignments

After Midterm2:

For Class on:	Read:
F 11/16	Wilson & Wrangham, 2003; Connor et al., 1992
M 11/19	Ch. 9; Boyd, 2006
W 11/21	Boyd, 2006; Boyd & Richerson, 1983
M 11/26	Nowak, 2006
W 11/28	Ch. 10; Benson, 1989, Spontaneous Evolution of Commercial Law
F 11/30	Ch. 12; Hardin, 1968
M 12/3	Ch. 11; Alvard, 1998
W 12/5	Ch. 13; Cashdan, 1980

After Midterm1:

For Class on:	Read:
W 10/24	Ch. 4; Axelrod & Hamilton, 1981
F 10/26	Cosmides & Tooby, 2005; Ch. 5
M 10/29	Ch. 6; Gurven, 2004, To give or not to give
W 10/31	Marlowe, 2003; Gurven, 2000
F 11/2	Tooby & Cosmides, 1996
M 11/5	Tooby & Cosmides, 1996; Ch. 7
W 11/7	Ch. 7; Ch. 8
F 11/9	de Waal, 1992

Note: We are skipping Sally, 1995. Read Cosmides & Tooby 2005 instead of Cosmides 1989. Read Gurven 2000 "It's a wonderful life", instead of Gurven 2004 "Reciprocal altruism and food sharing decisions" (it covers similar ground to Gurven 2004 "To give or not to give" but is less comprehensive).

For Class on:	Read:
W 10/10	Kaplan, 2000
F 10/12	Dunbar, 1998
M 10/15	Bird, 1999
W 10/17	Ch. 3; Trivers, 1971