AN\/WS 263: Behavioral Biology of Women Term Paper 2022
\nA Life History Analysis
\nSubmit via \u201cTurn it In\u201d on Blackboard, by Monday, April 25 at Midnight
\nThis term paper will be an opportunity to incorporate the knowledge you’ve learned in this course.
\nFor the subject you will interview a post-reproductive woman and do an evolutionary\/life history
\nanalysis of her reproductive and life history decisions incorporating material you learn in the
\ncourse. The paper should be 10 double-spaced pages using 12 pt font and 1 inch margins. You
\nshould use at least 10 references, which should be readings from the course. Other additional
\nreferences can be used as well. Your paper should include a reference section at the end, which is
\nnot part of the 10 pages. Your paper should have page numbers, except for the first page. We will
\nnot accept papers that are longer than 10 pages of narrative.
\nYou should structure your interview around a woman’s life history stages. Your paper should be
\norganized under the following subheadings:
\n(1) Introduction
\n(2) Menarche and puberty
\n(3) Mating strategies & marriage
\n(4) Pregnancy
\n(5) Birth
\n(6) Lactation and parenting
\n(7) Menopause and older adulthood
\n(8) Conclusion
\n(9) References
\nFirst, you need to select someone to interview. Most people interview a female family member,
\nor someone else they are close to. Students often find this to be a very meaningful experience as
\nthey learn more about the life history of someone they are close to. Interviews can be done in
\nperson or on the phone. You will want to choose someone who is open to answering personal
\nquestions, but be sensitive to the types of questions they will be willing to answer. It will be easiest
\nto choose someone who has passed through these different life history stages (i.e., has married and
\nhad children). But, if you interview a woman who did not marry or did not have children you will
\nneed to elaborate about those reasons and expand upon the other sections that are relevant.
\nObjective: The objective of this assignment is to use a woman’s life history as a vehicle to show
\nwhat you have learned in the course and as a way to bring up the different course topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)s. You can
\nthus weave in the person’s stories with what you have learned in the course and through your
\nreadings — contrasting similarities and differences between other cultures, physiology, etc.
\nThis course is on behavioral biology so you will want to think about how biology and behavior
\nhave interacted in this woman’s life. How did her culture or personal history influence how she
\nexperienced these biological events? We’ve learned a lot about factors influencing women’s
\ndecision-making about when to conceive and when to invest in children. How was this reflected
\nin your interviewee? How did her life history decisions change with age? Were there any tradeoffs that were made such as delayed marriage or childrearing, work vs. family investment, etc.
\nYou need to relate this to evolutionary theory and biological anthropology by considering a) are
\nthese decisions adaptive? b) how does this woman’s experience contrast to other women and other
\npopulations or time periods that you’ve learned about in class? c) how does this woman’s
\nexperience highlight some of the unique human features as compared to other apes?
\nReferences: You should include references at the end of the paper (not part of the 10 page limit)
\nthat follow the reference style contained in the syllabus for the course. Do not use footnotes.
\nReferences should be embedded in the paper. These should be 10 different references from
\nlectures, section readings and the assigned books. Different chapters of the Trevathan or Small
\nbook and each of my lectures can count as separate references. Do not rely heavily on just one
\nsource. You can cite reference material that was not part of the course, but these will not count as
\nthe minimum 10 references. In general, the more references you have the better as it will show
\nyour knowledge of the material. You can use my paper, Knott, CD (2001). Female reproductive
\necology of the apes: implications for human evolution, as a guide for how to cite references within
\nthe body of the paper.
\nExamples of reference format:
\nThompson, JK (1991) Body shape preferences: effects of instructional protocol and level of
\neating disturbance. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 10:193-198
\nKnott, C. (2014) Lecture 6: The Menstrual Cycle. The Behavioral Biology of Women.
\nSample: There are many ways to do this assignment, but this is an extract of what someone wrote
\nduring a previous class:
\nExamples of text:
\n“Every woman’s life is defined by the choices she has made which can be analyzed by studying
\nher life history\u2026[followed by elaboration of what that means, etc.]
\nBy the time X was 12 years old she had her first period. X’s menstrual cycles did not become
\nregular until about the time she became 40 and had all of her children. This is not typical for most
\nwomen who usually have regular cycles a few years after menarche begins (reference). X and her
\nfamily did not practice any puberty rituals and instead her menarche was not talked about or
\nacknowledged by anyone in her house. This is in contrast to the Pokot who \u2026 Interestingly, during
\nmenstruation, X practices a few menstrual taboos. She had to hide her menstruation because she
\nlived in a house full of boys \u2026 ”
\nContact Info: At the bottom of your assignment please provide a contact phone number or email
\nfor the person you interviewed. I don’t plan on contacting people unless there is some question
\nabout the veracity of your assignment.
\nGrading: Grading of the assignment will be based on your understanding of the course material
\nas shown through your writing and will be broken down as follows:
\nIntegration of course material with life stages 40%
\nFor each of the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) areas (2-7 above) report on what your interviewee said and then relate
\nthis to what you\u2019ve learned and read in the course. For each of the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) areas you should
\ntry to make as many connections as possible between the interview and what the course
\nmaterial. The more connections\/points you make the higher your grade for this section. If
\nyour interviewee didn\u2019t experience one of these stages, you should compensate by saying
\nmore about a different area or discuss her views of topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service). For example, if she hasn\u2019t been
\nthrough menopause, what are her thoughts anticipations of what she will experience?
\nComparisons with other cultures and non-human primates 15%
\nComparison with other cultures\/women (10 pts). Draw connections between your
\ninterviewee and what you\u2019ve learned about women in other cultures. Again, the more
\npoints you make the better your grade.
\nComparison with apes\/human evolution (5 pts). What can you say about apes or human
\nevolution based on what you\u2019ve learned? You can contrast your interviewee\u2019s experience
\nwith that of other apes for example.
\nExpository quality\/narrative 25%
\nNarrative (10 pts). Your narrative should include a discussion of how the person\u2019s cultural
\nor personal history interacts with their biological experience of these life history events.
\nAlso discuss trade-offs and decision-making. You should include discussion of whether
\nyou can interpret these decisions as adaptive. Sections 1 and 8 above will be evaluated
\nunder this section.
\nExpository quality (15 pts). Writing style, grammar, spelling etc.
\nMechanics, following instructions 10%
\nWas the paper structured using the correct format? Were all instructions followed?
\nReferences 10%
\nDid you include the right number of references from the correct sources? Was the reference
\nstyle correct as explained in the instructions?
\nAssessment
\nA 90-100 Paper showed true mastery and understanding of the course material. Thoroughly
\nintegrated course material with information from the interview. Excellent
\nexpository quality. Fully followed directions for paper construction and
\nreferences.
\nB 80-89 Paper showed a good understanding of the course material but not as thoroughly
\nexplained as an \u201cA\u201d paper. Mistakes in writing, directions and references could
\nbring an \u201cA\u201d paper down to a \u201cB\u201d paper.
\nC 70-79 Paper showed more limited understanding of the course material, but lacked in
\ndepth understanding of some of the areas. Mistakes may have been made in
\nwriting, directions and references
\nD Below 70 Paper showed very limited understanding of the course material, and likely
\nsubstantial mistakes in writing, directions and references
\nA Life History Analysis – Checklist
\nYou should include references at the end of the paper (not part of the 10 page limit) that
\nfollow the reference style contained in the syllabus for the course. Do not use footnotes.
\nReferences should be embedded in the paper. These should be 10 different references from
\nlectures, section readings and the assigned books. Different chapters of the Trevathan or
\nSmall book and each of my lectures can count as separate references. Do not rely heavily
\non just one source. You can cite reference material that was not part of the course, but these
\nwill not count towards the minimum 10 references. In general, the more references you
\nhave the better as it will show your knowledge of the material.
\n1. I have read through the posted assignment carefully
\n2. I have read the example posted on the website (under term paper)
\n3. I have written at least 10-pages (not including the bibliography)
\n4. I have cited at least 10 sources from the class in my paper
\na. Of these 10 sources, I\u2019ve cited at least\u2026
\ni. 2 lectures
\n1. I have used specific examples from lectures to compare with my
\ninterviewee\u2019s Life History
\nii. 2 chapters from Small
\niii. 2 chapters of Trevathan
\nb. If I cited sources from outside the class, I realize that\u2026
\ni. These sources must be reputable, scientific sources
\nii. Do not count towards the overall 10 source requirement
\n5. I have used in-line citations in my paper
\n6. I have formatted my bibliography using a common style convention
\n7. My paper uses 12-point font, double spaced, with 1\u201d margins
\nCitation Examples:
\n\u25cf Bibliography Example
\n\u25cb Lecture
\n\u25a0 Knott, C. (2014) Lecture 6: The Menstrual Cycle. The Behavioral Biology
\nof Women.
\n\u25cb Journal Article
\n\u25a0 Thompson, JK (1991) Body shape preferences: effects of instructional
\nprotocol and level of eating disturbance. International Journal of Eating
\nDisorders. 10:193-198
\n\u25cf In-Line Citation Examples
\n\u25cb Type 1:
\n\u25a0 According to Trevathan (2010), women in food-rich societies may have a
\nhigher risk of cancer due to frequent menstrual cycles across their lifetime.
\n\u25cb Type 2:
\n\u25a0 Women in food-rich societies may have a higher risk of cancer due to
\nfrequent menstrual cycles across their lifetime (Trevathan 2010).
\n\u25cb If you are using a direct quote, you need to include the page number at the end of
\nthe sentence:
\n\u25a0 Norris (2021) writes, \u201cI like pickles\u201d (2).
\n\u25a0 It has been argued that pineapples should not go on pizza \u201cbecause you
\nshould not mix sweet foods with salty foods\u201d (Norris 2021: 26).
\n\u25cb You should not write the title of the individual lectures or chapters. Instead do:
\n\u25a0 (Knott, Lecture 7) or Knott (Lecture 7)
\nNote: In scientific writing we generally avoid directly quoting an author or scholarly source
\nsince we aren\u2019t commenting on the way something was phrased, but on the content, data, or
\nargument(s) being presented. Also, quoting authors at length, instead of putting their thoughts
\ninto your own words, suggests that you may not fully understand what they are saying. Thus, in
\ngeneral, please don\u2019t use direct quotes from your sources unless absolutely necessary. You may,
\nthough, quote your interviewee where appropriate in order to offer context, nuance, and
\nframing. That being said, please avoid long block quotes as this often comes across as \u201cspacefillers,\u201d which may cost you points.
\n\u25cf Citing a Study Discussed in Lecture
\n\u25cb Despite her slightly late onset of pubertal development, my interviewee
\nexperienced menarche at age 13, which was consistent with the average age at
\nmenarche, 12.5-13, in modern Western societies (Knott, Lecture 7).<\/p>\n
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A Life History Analysis for AN\/WS 263: Behavioral Biology of Women Term Paper 2022<\/p>\n
By Monday, April 25 at Midnight, submit via Blackboard’s “Turn it In” feature.<\/p>\n
This term paper will be an opportunity to incorporate the knowledge you’ve learned in this course.<\/p>\n
For the subject you will interview a post-reproductive woman and do an evolutionary\/life history<\/p>\n
analysis of her reproductive and life history decisions incorporating material you learn in the<\/p>\n
course. The paper should be 10 double-spaced pages using 12 pt font and 1 inch margins. You<\/p>\n
should use at least 10 references, which should be readings from the course. Other additional<\/p>\n
references can be used as well. Your paper should include a reference section at the end, which is<\/p>\n
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