Evolutionary foundations of social and cultural Behavior

This course aims to provide students with the fundamental concepts and tools necessary to study human behavior and societies through an integrative approach. Key concepts from evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology and cognitive psychology will be introduced to explain a variety of social phenomena, ranging from political attitudes to narrative fictions. Through a variety of interdisciplinary case studies students will learn to apply these theories to real-world issues, including vaccine hesitancy, climate change and school drop-out. While focusing primarily on human social behavior, the course will also address the influence of environmental variability, subsistence strategies, and ecological legacies on human societies.

Level: M1
Semestre: S1
ECTS: 4
Number of hours: 24h (2h/week)