How do we define altruism and provide some examples

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Assignment

Directions: Watch the film on youtube, "The Genius of Charles Darwin - Part 2 - The Fifth Ape" and respond to the following questions in a discussion post

1.) How do we define altruism? Provide some examples.

2.) How do we define sexual selection?

3.) How do we define kin selection? Provide some examples.

4.) What is reciprocal altruism? Provide some examples.

5.) Why do you think that humans are sometimes uncomfortable with being called 'The Fifth Ape?'

6.) Do you agree with Richard Dawkins' views on ‘the selfish gene?' Why or why not?

Make sure that your reponses are organized into complete sentences. You should exercise college-level writting skills with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. You should include reference to at least 2-3 academic resources throughout your discussion post response. Approved academic sources include the Larsen textbook, PowerPoint slides, academic journal articles from the library databases (not from google searchs), approved films and film clips. Please note that Wikipedia and other internet sources are NOT approved academic sources. You should include properly formatted intext citations whenevever referencing a source. The Owl Purdue site is a very useful site when learning to properly cite your sources. Just google Owl Purdue and it will come up.

APA format = (last name of the author(s) year of publication) Ex. (Larsen 2017)
MLA format = (last name of the author(s) page number) (Ex. Larsen 304).

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