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Controversies in Primate Research
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Controversies in Primate Research
Discusses some of the problems & controversies involved in studying primates as a basis for understanding humans.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
3 sources |
1998
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"There are a number of different species of primates in the world today, and there have been others that are now extinct. The best-known and most widely-dispersed primate on earth is man. Anthropologists study human behavior in all its manifestations and find connections between the behavior of very different groups, such as Pacific Islanders and Londoners, Bantu tribesmen in Africa and the average New Yorker, and so on. Such studies are accepted because of the accepted view that human behavior in different settings reflects underlying forces and motivations which are common to all human beings. Primate studies which examine the behavior of other primates and then extrapolate from the results to the human condition raise different issues and cause some researchers to reject any such connection as too..."More papers on Controversies in Primate Research:
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Controversies in Primate Research (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Controversies-in-Primate-Research/13270
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"Controversies in Primate Research" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Controversies-in-Primate-Research/13270>
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