12.5 1st year Dr Tim O'Meara. First semester Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. Regular attendance and contribution to discussion in tutorials are expected. Students completing this subject should:

• understand the basic arguments for and critiques of cultural relativism;
• understand the significance of biological evolution for explaining human social behaviour;
• have a general familiarity with the range of forms of social structure and social organisation to be found in ethnographic literature;
• have a general understanding of the conditions under which social change occurs;
• have a background of relevant ethnographic knowledge on which to base further anthropological studies.

An introduction to the anthropological study of forms of human behaviour and social organisation and social change, with an emphasis on the descriptive analysis of particular societies and cultures. Written work of up to 3,000 words for the semester and a 1-hour class test.